Also don't forget that the Bretton Woods Conference laid the foundation for the USA to take the lead in the post-war world financial system. Selection of the U

Also don't forget that the Bretton Woods Conference laid the foundation for the USA to take the lead in the post-war world financial system. Selection of the USD as the worlds reserve currency had a lot to do with our prosperity in the post-WWII years. BTW, the USA consciously saw to it that Britain was significantly weakened financially at the end of WWII for the USA to emerge unopposed.