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Before the Great Global Depression, Britain's economic policy was to keep _______ reserves.

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gold
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silver
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iron
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copper
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Solution

The correct option is A gold
Gold reserves were a way of valuing currency. In other words, currencies had a fixed value in terms of gold. Britain abandoned this policy during the Great Global Depression.

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