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Charles Kindleberger called this institution the hegemonic power in the prewar period and linked its decline to the Great Depression. This institution's refusal to intervene in the Overend Gurney Crisis exacerbated popular demand for reforms achieved the next year in the 1867 Reform Act. Members of this institution like Montagu Norman befriended Nazis like Hjalmar Schacht as part of the Anglo-German Fellowship. An 18th century political cartoon by James Gilroy allegorized this institution as the (*) “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.” Because of chaotic events occurring on Black Wednesday, billionaire George Soros is known as the “man (-5[1])who broke” this institution through currency speculation. For 10 points, name this institution that sets monetary policy in the United Kingdom. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Bank of England [accept “the man who broke the Bank of England”; prompt on “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” until read]
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