Verisoph
public archive

28 of 28 accepted events

showing one story: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British one show everything

1804 to 1985 · showing importance 2+ contested unproven debunked legendary
182018401860188019001920194019601980Long 19th century (Europe)Long 19th centuryLong 19th century20th century20th century20th centuryPax Britannica and the primacy of the Royal Navy In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British onePax Britannica and the primacy of the R…The United States overtakes Britain in industrial output In: The Industrial Revolution, The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneThe United States overtakes Britain in …The classical gold standard centered on the City of London In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneThe classical gold standard centered on…The Naval Defence Act and the two-power standard In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneThe Naval Defence Act and the two-power…The Boer War exposes imperial overstretch In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneThe Boer War exposes imperial overstret…Britain turns to America to finance the Great War In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneBritain turns to America to finance the…The United States enters the First World War In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneThe United States enters the First Worl…Lend-Lease keeps Britain in the war at a price In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneLend-Lease keeps Britain in the war at …Britain liquidates its overseas assets to pay for war In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneBritain liquidates its overseas assets …The dollar glut and the drain on American gold In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneThe dollar glut and the drain on Americ…Britain announces withdrawal from East of Suez In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneBritain announces withdrawal from East …Nixon shock ends dollar-gold convertibility In: From Bretton Woods to the euro: monetary regimes around Japan, Princes of the Yen: Japan built, bubbled, and broken, The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British one, The petrodollar order: the dollar without goldNixon shock ends dollar-gold convertibi…Currencies move to floating exchange rates In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneCurrencies move to floating exchange ra…The petrodollar keeps the dollar central without gold In: The passing of the torch: how the American century replaced the British oneThe petrodollar keeps the dollar centra…10 events, 1944 to 1949. Click to zoom.104 events, 1956 to 1957. Click to zoom.4

drag to pan · scroll or pinch to zoom · arrows/+/-/0 with the timeline focused · click a numbered circle to zoom into it · click an event to open it