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World Bank (IBRD) founding and postwar reconstruction lending (1944–1955)

1944 - 1953

United States: Gold Standard Act to Executive Order 6102 (1900–1934)

1900 - 1934

United Kingdom: Sterling Float and Black Wednesday (1972-1992)

1967 - 1992

United Kingdom: Return to Gold and Suspension during the Interwar Crisis (1925–1931)

1918 - 1932

United Kingdom: Establishment and Operation of the Gold Standard (1816–1914)

1797 - 1915

U.S. dollar–gold convertibility and official reserve policy (1945–1971)

1934 - 1971

U.S. balance-of-payments deficits and international dollar crises (1958–1971)

1958 - 1971

The Triffin Dilemma and international policy debates over dollar liquidity (1959–1971)

1960 - 1971

The Genoa Conference and the Rise of the Gold-Exchange Standard (1922–1925)

1920 - 1925

The 1931 Sterling Crisis and the Collapse of the Interwar Gold System (1931–1934)

1925 - 1934

Speculative currency pressures, the Smithsonian Agreement, and realignments (1971–1973)

1971 - 1973

Russia: Ruble Liberalization and the 1998 Financial Crisis (1992-1998)

1992 - 1998

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