https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/blogs/hera/archive/2012/07/01/the-war-at-the-end-of-the-dollar.aspxThe history of the U.S. dollar is closely linked to U.S. involvement in a series of wars. The Bretton Woods Accord and the resulting world reserve currency status of the U.S. dollar were both byproducts of World War II (1939-1945). The Korean War (1950enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)