Chapter 22 or 35 International Finance : Pre-Class & In- Class Activities Packet Name/I.D. Number:_________________________________________ Section:___________________ Date: _______________ Part 1. Video Questions on "The Fabulous Story of the American Dollar " 2.What are the companies and institutions considered as "America's Greatest Brands?" _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.What kind of problem was faced by the American Republic after signing the "Declaration of independence" on July 4, 1776? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.Who was in favor of a centralized federal bank authorized to issue dollars & who was against the idea of a central bank? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What kind of problem was created due to lack of a central bank for the issuance of a single currency in the 19th century? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What was the name of the currency issued by Abraham Lincoln? How did the currency get its name? What was the main achievement of the new currency? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What kind of agreement was signed among 44 members of the U.N. in 1944? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What has been the advantage to the U.S. as a nation when the dollar became the international exchange currency in 1944? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. How did the Bretton Woods agreement collapsed or came to an end? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. What is the structure of the Federal Reserve Bank? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. What are the two main reasons for the intensive use of the American paper currency or the U.S. dollar? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. What question(s) do you have after watching the video about "The Fabulous Story of the American Dollar" or the Infographics in this Packet? Specify at least one:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Economics

Roger A Arnold

Thirteenth Edition

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