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Gold Standard Policy

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1924Date range
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1924

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill1924

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Churchill begins preparing a return to gold at the pre-war sterling parity after becoming Chancellor.

Names involved

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

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