Answer:
To have a strong economy and military in the world.
Explanation:
The United States of America tried to become a world superpower by making its economy strong through technology, having a strong military with advance weapons and has great influence on other countries. Strong economy enables United States of America to start wars against its rivals such as Russia, Spain, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan and controls the strategic points of the world to give tough time to their rivals.
I believe the answer is: The flurry of investing artificially raised the price of stocks
The value of stock in speculative investing would be depended on the amount of people who buy the stocks rather than the company's performance in the market. This would give the impression that a price for a stock is higher than it supposed to be and weaken the stability in the stock market.
Answer: D. The second national bank was chartered in 1816