Bretton Woods Agreements
The Bretton Woods conference established a new international monetary order, leading to the creation of the IMF and the World Bank. Countries pegged their currencies to the US dollar, which was backed by gold, allowing for greater flexibility than the previous gold standard. The IMF monitored exchange rates while the World Bank initially focused on lending to European nations rebuilding after World War II.In this clip
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