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