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Bretton Woods Conference — Post-War Economic Order

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44 Allied nations met at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to design the post-war international monetary system. The conference created the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and established the US dollar as the global reserve currency pegged to gold. The Bretton Woods system shaped global finance until 1971.

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Bretton Woods Conference — Post-War Economic Order

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  • T1US Treasury Department – Bretton Woods Conference proceedingsOfficial
  • T2IMF Archive, Washington DCMajor
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