HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Marshall Plan, Bretton Woods Conference, International Monetary Fund
3 Nov 2016
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The first african american player in the major league of baseball. Helped to bring about other opportunities for african americans. Bretton woods conference (international monetary fund, world bank) Meeting of western allies to establish a postwar international economic order to avoid crises like the one that spawned world war ii. Led to the creation of the international monetary fund (imf) and the world bank, designed to regulate currency levels and provide aid to underdeveloped countries. Member countries of the un can deploy their armed forces as a part of a peacekeeping force in areas of conflict. Permanent members who won the ww2: china, france, russia, uk, us. The primary instrument for establishing and maintaining international peace. Main purpose is to prevent war by settling disputes between nations. Access to middle eastern oil was crucial to the european recovery program, and to the health of the u. s. economy.
