The global monetary and trade system designed to prevent another Great Depression

Glenn Beck takes us back through history, revealing the roots of the Unexpected Empire. In July 1944, over seven hundred representatives from forty-four different countries gathered in Bretton Woods, NH to come up with a new global monetary and trade system that would prevent another Great Depression and help rebuild Europe after WWII.

"This was the defining moment that would reshape the entire world," Glenn explains. "America could do what it wanted."

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