In part 1 of this multi-part series we will be discussing hyperinflation in post-WW1 Germany. This episode covers WW1, the gold standard and the punitive measures of the Treaty of Versailles.

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Main Sources:

Ahamed, Liaquat Lords of Finance: The Banker's Who Broke The World

Fergusson, Adam When Money Dies

Taylor, Frederick The Downfall of Money: Germany's Hyperinflation and the Destruction of the Middle Class

Shirer, William The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Tulipmania and the story of the flower that bankrupted some and captivated an entire country.

Source material

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Goldgar, Ann Tulipmania: Money Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age

Dash, Mike  Tulipomania: The story of the world's most coveted flower

Mackay, Charles Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds