Which of the following statements is/are not related to the Bretton Woods Agreement? I. Bretton Woods Agreement called for fixed exchange rates between currencies. II. Governments intervened to prevent exchange rates from moving more than 1 percent above or below their initially established levels. III. The agreement lasted from 1944 until 1971. IV. Every national currencies would be backed by gold. A. I, III, IV B. None C. II D. II, III

Which of the following statements is/are not related to the Bretton Woods Agreement? I. Bretton Woods Agreement called for fixed exchange rates between currencies. II. Governments intervened to prevent exchange rates from moving more than 1 percent above or below their initially established levels. III. The agreement lasted from 1944 until 1971. IV. Every national currencies would be backed by gold. A. I, III, IV B. None C. II D. II, III

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