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Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods can refer to: * Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, a village in the United States **Bretton Woods Mountain Resort, a ski resort located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire *The 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, also known as the "United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference" *The Bretton Woods system, the international monetary system created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference See also * Brenton Wood, American soul singer *Breton Woods, New Jersey Breton Woods is an unincorporated community located within Brick Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The community is located near the Metedeconk River The Metedeconk River is a tributary of Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, New ...
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Bretton Woods Conference
The Bretton Woods Conference, formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel, situated in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, to regulate the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II. The conference was held from July 1 to 22, 1944. 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). This led to what was called the Bretton Woods system for international commercial and financial relations. Background Multilateral economic cooperation among countries was crucial for the post-war world economies. Countries sought to establish an international monetary and financial system that fostered collaboration and growth among the participat ...
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Bretton Woods Mountain Resort
Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is a ski area located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, across from the Mount Washington Hotel, which owns it. Location and terrain The resort is located on U.S. Route 302 in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The terrain occupies adjacent to the White Mountain National Forest The White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) is a federally managed forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. It was established in 1918 as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911; federal acquisition of land had alre .... 92% of the trails have snowmaking. There are 98 trails currently, and the resort receives an average of over of snow per year. The resort includes 8 lifts, four of which are high speed quads. They run at a capacity of 14,000 people per hour. Ski lifts Bretton Woods has eight chairlifts and two magic carpets. On-mountain food Eateries around the ski area include the Top O' Quad Restaurant, Maple Leaf BBQ, West Mount ...
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Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Bretton Woods is an area within the town of Carroll, New Hampshire, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, whose principal points of interest are three leisure and recreation facilities. Being virtually surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest, the vista from Bretton Woods toward Mount Washington and the Presidential Range includes no significant artificial structures other than the Mount Washington Cog Railway and the Mount Washington Hotel. Bretton Woods was the site of the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in 1944 which has given its name to the Bretton Woods system and led to the establishment of both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in 1945. The Bretton Woods system ended in 1971. Bretton Woods is located along U.S. Route 302, east of the village of Twin Mountain, New Hampshire, Twin Mountain and through scenic Crawford Notch northwest of the town of Bartlett, New Hampshire, Bartlett. In 1772, King George III of the United Kingdom , ...
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Bretton Woods System
The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial and financial relations among the United States, Canada, Western European countries, Australia, and Japan after the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement. The Bretton Woods system was the first example of a fully negotiated monetary order intended to govern monetary relations among independent states. The Bretton Woods system required countries to guarantee convertibility of their currencies into U.S. dollars to within 1% of fixed parity rates, with the dollar convertible to gold bullion for foreign governments and central banks at US$35 per troy ounce of fine gold (or 0.88867 gram fine gold per dollar). It also envisioned greater cooperation among countries in order to prevent future competitive devaluations, and thus established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to monitor exchange rates and lend reserve currencies to nations with balance of payments deficits. Preparing to rebuild the interna ...
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Brenton Wood
Alfred Jesse Smith (born July 26, 1941), better known as Brenton Wood, is an American singer and songwriter known for his two 1967 hit song, hit single (music), singles, "The Oogum Boogum Song" (peaking at No. 34 on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100) and "Gimme Little Sign" (peaking at No. 9). Early life Wood was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. The family moved to San Pedro, Los Angeles, San Pedro in Los Angeles, California, when Wood was a child. He attended San Pedro High School for part of his first year before moving to Compton, California, Compton, where Brenton became a member of the Compton High School track team and received several awards for his athletic achievements. Following his high school graduation, Wood enrolled in East Los Angeles College. Soon after, he took the stage name Brenton Wood, possibly inspired by the wealthy Los Angeles enclave of Brentwood, Los Angeles, Brentwood (some sources state that the name ...
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