Bretton Woods system
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The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial relations among 44 countries, including the United States, Canada, European countries, and Australia, after the 194
Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State 1933–44
Roosevelt and Churchill's secret meeting of 9–12 August 1941 in Newfoundland resulted in the Atlantic Charter, which the U.S. and Britain officially announced two days later.
John Maynard Keynes (right) and Harry Dexter White at the inaugural meeting of the International Monetary Fund's Board of Governors in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., 8 March 1946
Gold standard
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A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is defined by a fixed quantity of gold. The gold standard was the basis for the international monetary system from t
Gold certificates were used as paper currency in the United States from 1882 to 1933. These certificates were freely convertible into gold coins.
The British gold sovereign or £1 coin was the preeminent circulating gold coin during the classical gold standard period.
Huge quantities of $20 double eagles were minted as a result of the California gold rush.
Russian ruble note of 1898, with text saying it is worth 17.424 dolya (0.7742 grams) of gold