Answer: The sale of US Government Defense Savings Bonds, or “war bonds,” helped the United States government raise billions of dollars for the war effort and combat inflation. Bonds were sold at a discount, and were ultimately cashed in when they reached maturity after the war.
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Explanation: The Mandate of Heaven did not require a ruler to be of noble birth, and had no time limitations. Instead, rulers were expected to be good and just in order to keep the Mandate. The Zhou claimed that their rule was justified by the Mandate of Heaven. In other words, the Zhou believed that the Shang kings had become immoral with their excessive drinking, luxuriant living, and cruelty, and so had lost their mandate.
Americans began to wonder if they could win the war. During the beginning of the war, morale amongst Americans was generally high and accepted a quick victory against the Viet Cong. As time went on however, fighting in the unknown terrain of Vietnam against an enemy who had no true uniform and blended in with the locals made fighting very difficult which prolonged the war. In 1968, the Viet Cong launched a nationwide surprise attack in cities, in the countryside, by splinter groups who all coordinated assaults in South Vietnam known as the Tet Offensive. The attack was a failure for the Viet Cong, but for the Americans to see the size and scope of the surprise attack in areas originally thought to be under US and South Vietnamese control was a psychological blow for the American military. They soon realized that fighting an enemy who they could not identify regardless of the hostile or friendly terrain eventually influenced the Americans decision to pull out of the war in 1973.
<u>Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC</u> was created in 1933 and it insures deposits in banks and thrift institutions. FDIC increased the confidence of the citizens who have their money invested in banks and thrift institutions.
<u>Securities and Exchange commission</u> was formed in 1934 to regulate securities market. It is a federal government agency that is responsible for protecting investors ensuring the fairness of securities market. SEC gives confidence to investors by protecting them from manipulative practices in the market.
<u>Social Security Administration</u> is an independent federal government agency that offers social security to citizens. Social security is a social insurance program that includes retirement, disability and survivor’s benefits.
The first world war placed an unbearable strain on Russia's weak government and economy, resulting in mass shortages and hunger. In the meantime, the mismanagement and failures of the war turned the people and soldiers against the Tsar whose decision to take personal command of the army seemed to make him personally responsible for the defeats. In March 1917, the Tsar first lost control of the streets, then the soldiers, and finally of the Duma, resulting in his forced abdication on March 15th, 1917.
