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Bretton Woods Conference

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The Bretton Woods Conference, formally the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was a gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, held from 1 to 22 July 1944 to design the international monetary and financial order for the period after the Second World War. The agreements reached there, once ratified by member governments, established the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, later part of the World Bank Group, and the International Monetary Fund.

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Year
1944 1
Event Date
1944-07-01 1
Location
Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States 1
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Military Conflict 1
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Bretton Woods ConferenceLead section (edge: resulted-in International Monetary Fund)
Additional Source Wikipedia: Bretton Woods ConferenceLead section (edge: resulted-in World Bank)
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  • Lead section
    the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, to regulate what would be the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II
  • Lead section (dates)
    The conference was held from July 1 to 22, 1944.
  • Lead section (year)
    The conference was held from July 1 to 22, 1944.
  • Lead section (location)
    at the Mount Washington Hotel, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States
  • Bretton Woods Conference: Event Type
    The Bretton Woods Conference, formally the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was a gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, held from 1 to 22 July 1944 to design the international monetary and financial order for the period after the Second World War.
  • Resulted In: International Monetary Fund, Lead section (edge: resulted-in International Monetary Fund)
    Agreements were signed that, after legislative ratification by member governments, established the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, later part of the World Bank Group) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  • Resulted In: World Bank, Lead section (edge: resulted-in World Bank)
    Agreements were signed that, after legislative ratification by member governments, established the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, later part of the World Bank Group) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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