The Bretton Woods system came to an end because:
A) of a combination of rising productivity elsewhere and US inflationary policies.
B) the exchange rate of the American dollar was allowed to change unilaterally.
C) every central bank needed to maintain gold reserves.
D) it increased the exchange rate of the US dollar.

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The Bretton Woods system ended due to a combination of rising productivity in other countries and inflationary policies in the US, which made it difficult to maintain fixed exchange rates and the dollar's convertibility to gold.

The Bretton Woods System Came to an End Because