London Economic Conference
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The London Economic Conference was a 1933 international meeting of world powers aimed at coordinating responses to the Great Depression, particularly through currency stabilization and trade policy.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
diplomatic conference
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international economic conference → |
| aimedAt |
combating worldwide deflation
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coordinating international response to the Great Depression → currency stabilization → exchange-rate stabilization → reduction of trade barriers → revival of international trade → |
| convenedBy |
League of Nations
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| followed |
Lausanne Conference of 1932
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| hadKeyIssue |
exchange-rate policy
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gold standard → international monetary cooperation → tariffs and protectionism → war debts and reparations → |
| hadNumberOfParticipatingCountries |
66
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| hadOutcome |
collapse of plans for coordinated exchange-rate policy
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failure to achieve lasting currency stabilization agreement → limited agreements on trade and economic cooperation → |
| hadParticipants |
Argentina
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Australia → Belgium → Brazil → Canada → China → Czechoslovakia → Denmark → France → Germany → India → Italy → Japan → Mexico → Netherlands → Norway → Poland → Portugal → South Africa → Soviet Union → Spain → Sweden → Switzerland → United Kingdom → United States → |
| hasEndDate |
1933-07-27
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| hasLocation |
London
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United Kingdom → |
| hasStartDate |
1933-06-12
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| hasSubject |
international finance
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macroeconomic policy coordination → monetary policy → trade policy → |
| hostedBy |
Government of the United Kingdom
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| isAlsoKnownAs |
World Economic and Monetary Conference
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| isPartOf |
interwar economic diplomacy
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| organizedBy |
League of Nations
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| tookPlaceAt |
Geological Museum, London
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| tookPlaceDuring |
Great Depression
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| tookPlaceIn |
1933
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| wasInfluencedBy |
U.S. domestic economic policy under Franklin D. Roosevelt
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abandonment of the gold standard by several countries → |
| wasUnderminedBy |
United States withdrawal from currency stabilization talks
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Great Depression
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hasKeyEvent |
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London Economic Conference
("World Economic and Monetary Conference")
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isAlsoKnownAs |