This Dollar-Based Fixed Exchange Rate System Gave Rise to a Long

question 52

Multiple Choice

This dollar-based fixed exchange rate system gave rise to a long period of economic recovery and growing openness of both international trade and capital flows in and out of more and more countries.

• A) The Gold Standard, 1860-1914
• B) The Interwar Years , 1914-1945
• C) The Bretton Woods Era, 1945-1971
• D) The Floating Era, 1971-1997

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