The primary purpose of the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944 was to:
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Correct answer: Create a framework for international economic cooperation after World War II
The conference aimed to prevent a return to the economic instability of the Great Depression. By establishing a regulated international monetary system, world leaders sought to foster global trade and postwar reconstruction.
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