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Which of the following statements were TRUE?
The United States became a net creditor country after the First World War.
France used high interest rates policy to accumulate more gold reserves in the 1920 s.
Britain and France provided loans to Germany in the 1920 s after the First World War.
Britain used high interest rates policy to accumulate more gold reserves in the 1920s.
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