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  1. Q1. The primary purpose of the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944 was to:
  2. Q2. Under the Bretton Woods System, the value of most international currencies was 'pegged' to which of the following?
  3. Q3. Which institution was created at Bretton Woods specifically to provide short-term loans to countries struggling with balance-of-payments deficits?
  4. Q4. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), now part of the World Bank, was initially established to:
  5. Q5. What was the 'gold-exchange standard' established by the Bretton Woods agreement?
  6. Q6. Which prominent economist represented the United Kingdom at Bretton Woods and proposed a global currency called the 'Bancor'?
  7. Q7. The 'Nixon Shock' of 1971 effectively ended the Bretton Woods System by:
  8. Q8. Why did the Bretton Woods System face a 'liquidity problem' in the 1960s known as the Triffin Dilemma?
  9. Q9. The Bretton Woods System was designed to avoid the 'beggar-thy-neighbor' policies of the 1930s, which included:
  10. Q10. Which of the following was a major criticism of the Bretton Woods institutions by developing 'Global South' nations?
  11. Q11. What role did the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) play alongside the Bretton Woods System?
  12. Q12. How did the Marshall Plan interact with the early Bretton Woods System?
  13. Q13. The term 'adjustable peg' in the context of Bretton Woods meant that:
  14. Q14. Why did France, under Charles de Gaulle, famously challenge the Bretton Woods System in the 1960s?
  15. Q15. Following the collapse of the Bretton Woods exchange rate system in 1973, most major currencies moved to:
  16. Q16. What is the primary difference between the World Bank and the IMF?
  17. Q17. In the Bretton Woods era, what was the primary reason for 'capital controls' (restrictions on moving money in/out of a country)?
  18. Q18. The 'Special Drawing Right' (SDR) was created by the IMF in 1969 to:
  19. Q19. Which of the following was a key reason for the U.S. support of the Bretton Woods System?
  20. Q20. The 'Smithsonian Agreement' of 1971 was a failed attempt to: