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History quiz

QUESTION: What is “Iron Money”?

a) tin replicas of dollar bills used in an early board game similar to Monopoly

b) An expression used to explain the political clout of the early steel manufacturers

c) A term used for gold deposits, meant to deceive anyone who might overhear a discussion about them

d) paper scrip issued by the mining companies when there was not enough real money to pay workers

ANSWER: D

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