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15Under this monetary system, a currency's value is fixed to a specified weight of gold.RECALL
Gold Standard
Under the gold standard, currency values were fixed to a set weight of gold until most countries abandoned it.
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16Direct exchange of goods and services without money. Predates the invention of coined currency.IDENTIFY
Barter System
Barter, the direct trade of goods and services, predates the invention of coined money.
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17This postwar monetary system pegged currencies to the US dollar following the 1944 conference that created the IMF and World Bank.RECALL
Bretton Woods System
The 1944 Bretton Woods system pegged currencies to the US dollar and created the IMF and World Bank.
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