Q. How did the international monetary system created at Bretton Woods in 1944 allow its members to reconcile their external commitments with their internal goals of full employment and price stability?

Answer: As the world economy progress in the years after World War II the meaning of "external balance" changed and conflicts among internal and external goals increasingly threatened the fixed exchange rate system. The United States the issuer of the prime reserve currency was a major concern leading to proposals to reform the system.