**Headline:** The Collapse of Bretton Woods and the Emergence of Floating Exchange Rates (1971–1973)
**Article:** Between 1971 and 1973, the international monetary system underwent a major transformation with the end of the Bretton Woods agreement. Established in 1944, Bretton Woods had fixed currencies to the US dollar, which was convertible to gold. However, growing economic pressures and imbalances led the United States to suspend …