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c. 1870 CE–c. 1913 CE

Classical gold standard and first financial globalization

World history · Politics · Technology

Between the 1870s and 1913, a growing number of states linked their currencies to gold and international flows of capital, trade, and migration expanded. Integration was partial and unequal: many colonial or dependent territories did not set their own rules, and crises and border controls continued to shape movement.

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