The ancient Egypt workers were paid in products, such was grain becuase gold and metal would be scarce if they were all paid with gold.
The open door policy was designed to open Japan to American trade and influence (The US was hungry for an imperial puppet).
There are actually two New Deals: the first one launched in 1933. The second, and most aggressive and famous one, launched in 1935
To combat the Kansas-Nebraska act and the expansion of slavery to American territories.
