Multiple Choice
Under the Bretton Woods agreement, _____
A) nations could not adjust their exchange rates relative to the dollar for any reason.
B) exchange rates were based on a market basket of European currencies plus the dollar.
C) the United States stood ready to convert foreign holdings of dollars into gold at a fixed rate of $35 per ounce.
D) the international monetary system operated exactly like the gold standard of the pre-World War II era.
E) gold played no role in the international monetary system.
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