Jiang defines Bretton Woods as the 1944 system in which the United States preserved its manufacturing base by lending gold-backed U.S. dollars to Europe and East Asia so they could buy American goods and participate in American-led trade.
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Postwar trade
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"And now the war is over. So what are you going to do with these factories? You can't just tell everyone to go home..."
"Meaning the Americans can at any time force the Japanese and Europeans to get their gold in exchange for the US dollars. Okay? Does..."
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