Why did many people sell their government bonds for less than they paid for them? a) the government refused to pay the money owed to bond holders. b) all bonds were sold to france. c) they did not believe the government was going to be able to pay its debt. d) many bonds were lost during the war.

The correct answer is C) they did not believe the government was going to be able to pay its debt.

Many people sold their government bonds for less than they paid for them because they did not believe the government was going to be able to pay its debt.

During World War II, the US federal government issue war bonds to finance the war effort. The government bet on the patriotic discourse to appeal the emotion of the Americans of the time and asked for money to support part of the cost of war. People answered the call and bought war bonds but eventually, most of them sold their government bonds for less than they paid for them because they did not believe that after so much governmental expenditure the government was going to be able to pay its debt.

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question - in 1827, john walker, a druggist in a small english town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. the druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. it is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. although walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. it could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. in a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. the match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. it would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. this was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar. according the paragraph what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match? it burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper. it was made by mixing chemicals. it could be ignited on any dry surface. it threw fire in all directions.

answer - matches required natural chemicals