The Gold Standard Was Adopted in Response to the

The gold standard was adopted in response to the

A) expansion in the volume of international trade due to the Industrial Revolution.
B) inability of governments to convert gold into paper currency on demand at a fixed rate.
C) widening gap between the developed and the developing nations.
D) failure of the Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system.
E) failure of the U.S. dollar to act as a reference currency.