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1. Hyperinflation

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   The Weimar Republic (1921–1923)
   The German hyperinflation of the early 1920s remains the canonical example. Fueled by punitive reparations obligations under the Treaty of Versailles and the subsequent French occupation of the Ruhr industrial area, the Reichsbank massively increased note issuance to finance both reparations payments and internal government operations. At its peak in No…