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Q: When did the US abandon the gold standard?
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Why did roosevelt abandon the gold standard?

Create deflation


Why did bank runs increase before Roosevelt's inauguration?

Bank runs greatly increased after Roosevelt's election because people feared he would abandon the gold standard and reduce the value of the dollar to fight the Depression.


When did US go off gold standard?

us went off gold standard in 1933


Is the US using the gold standard for 2010?

No, they stopped using the gold standard in 1971


When did the US leave the gold standard?

The US left the $20/oz. gold standard in 1932 and changed the it to a $35/oz., significantly decreasing the value of the dollar, however in 1971 President Nixon officially ended the gold standard. Since the US left its original gold standard it has lost approximately 90% of its value.


When did US recall gold coins?

Circulating gold coins were recalled in 1933, when the US was taken off the gold standard.


What was the gold standard in 1861?

The gold standard was a period when countries used gold as currency. It cannot be said that it started in 1861. Britain followed this standard in 1821, and the US in 1879.


What us president officially put the us on the gold standard?

William McKinly


Why was the US forced to abandon its promise to maintain the dollars convertibility?

The US could not maintain the dollar's convertibility because of inflation and a subsequent run on the U.S. gold reserve.


Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt take the US off the gold standard?

Franklin Roosevelt took the US dollar of the gold standard as a means of combating the great depression. As it turns out this act was successful in saving the US from the great depression.


US monetary system went off this standard during the Depression?

Gold


What was the silver standard and the gold standard as they related to US history?

The silver standard and the gold standard refers to the ways the United States backed their money. For every dollar in the economy, there was a dollars worth of gold to back it up in a reserve. People could go and exchange their money in for gold if they wanted to. The same thing applied to silver.