Starting under the administration of the French President Charles de Gaulle and continuing until 1970, France reduced its dollar reserves, exchanging them for gold at the official exchange rate thereby reducing American economic influence. This, along with the fiscal strain of federal expenditures for the Vietnam War and persistent balance of payments deficits, led President Richard Nixon to end the direct international convertibility of the dollar to gold on August 15, 1971 (the "Nixon Shock").
я не знаю, кого ты там читаешь, но отвязка золота от доллара была прозаичной
американцы твои не супермены
но у тебя все по-другому, ты живешь в мире собственных надежд и иллюзий
