The Bretton Woods monetary system was successful following World War II in large part because ______.
A. all currencies were pegged to the price of gold
B. the price of gold was set to $35/oz
C. the United States had the largest amount of gold backing its currency
D. it was an agreement among mainly Western countries
C. the United States had the largest amount of gold backing its currency
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