The Bretton Woods Proposals
Booklet
By: U. S. Treasury Department
Date: February 15, 1945
Source: The Bretton Woods Proposals. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Treasury Department, 1945.
About the Organization: The U. S. Treasury Department issued this booklet to enhance public support for the Bretton Woods Agreements. This was part of the Roosevelt administration's efforts to create a new global order that reflected American economic, military, and political leadership.
Introduction
The United States took a major step toward creating a truly global economy at the Bretton Woods Monetary Conference in July 1944. Held in rural New Hampshire, this conference helped establish a new world currency-exchange system. This system did not use a strict gold standard, but, rather, a more flexible combination of gold and the American dollar. Delegates also made plans to establish both the International...
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