Many councils followed, responding to the growing interest in protect historic sites threatened by post-war development.

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The two organizations were created in the 1940s to oversee post-World War II economic development, with the IMF initially focussing on currency and financial considerations and the World Bank helping to pay for infrastructure in emerging economies.

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The post-World War II period perhaps marked one of the greatest periods of brand building and technological development in the United States.

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