Today, 92 years ago, on April 19, 1933 (March 25, 1933), Roosevelt abolished the dollar gold standard. On April 19, 1933, the United States abolished the gold standard, and Roosevelt's action allowed the United States to maintain an equal monetary base with the vast majority of countries in the world. Federal government officials said the action was only "reasonable" due to domestic and world conditions, but he refused to say how long it would last. The abandonment of the gold standard caused the stock price to rise on Wall Street, and Wall Street stock trading was extremely active, with a total stock exchange of five million shares per day, which was the most active day in more than six months. However, this action was abroad in France under a fierce attack. In France, the dollar's value fluctuation was described by an economist as "