The Bretton Woods System HOM 35A

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History of Money, Lecture 35, Pt. A: overview of the Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire in July 1944, including the emergence of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). Also includes a discussion of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and leading banker David Rockefeller. • _______________________________________ • If enjoy this channel and would like to support: • / professorbarth • Follow me on X: • / professor_barth • Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. • https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empir... • _______________________________________ • Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. • _______________________________________ • Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ • _______________________________________ • Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

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