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What happens when money dies? In 1923, Germany provided the terrifying answer. Explore the story of the Weimar Republic's great hyperinflation, a period when a nation's economy completely collapsed and the rules of society were rewritten overnight. Witness the surreal reality of daily life, where a wheelbarrow full of cash could barely buy a loaf of bread, and life savings became cheaper than firewood.

This video delves into the causes of the German hyperinflation, from the crushing weight of the Treaty of Versailles reparations to the government's fateful decision to pay its debts by running the printing presses. Finally, uncover the story of the "miracle of the Rentenmark," the audacious plan that stopped the world's worst inflation in its tracks and the painful "stabilization crisis" that followed.

This narrative is based on the comprehensive study, "The Economics of Inflation: A Study of Currency Depreciation in Post-War Germany" by Costantino Bresciani-Turroni.

The Gamble on Victory [0:39]
The Fiction of Paper Money [2:02]
The Burden of Versailles [5:03]
The Flight From the Mark [5:17]
Germany Becomes a Bargain Bin [6:09]
The Vicious Circle of Reparations [8:01]
Debt as a Weapon [9:00]
The Flight to Real Assets [9:59]
The Ruin of the Middle Class [10:29]
The Ruhr Occupation [11:35]
A Nation Without Money [13:42]
The Rentenmark and the End of Chaos [15:18]
The Scar on the German Psyche [17:50]
The Foster Child of Inflation [19:26]

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