Explain the significance of: populism, greenbacks, inflation, deflation

Populism is the belief that the power belongs to the people. However, in modern times it has become synonymous with only saying what the masses want to hear. Greenbacks was the currency of the civil war US. Their worth wasn't based on silver or gold but rather on the credibility of the country and its government. Inflation and deflation are economic concepts regarding determining the value of money. Inflation reduces it's value while deflation increases it.

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Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.