The German Inflation 1914–1923

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_German_Inflation_1914–1923
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedPopulation German middle class
German working class
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Weimar_hyperinflation
gptkbp:cause World War I reparations
excessive money printing
loss of productive capacity
gptkbp:consequence social unrest
economic instability
rise of extremism
collapse of savings
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:currency gptkb:German_Papiermark
gptkbp:currencyReformDate November 1923
gptkbp:endDate 1923
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Dawes_Plan
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major example of hyperinflation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The German Inflation 1914–1923
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Gustav_Stresemann
gptkb:Rudolf_Havenstein
gptkbp:notablePlace Exchange rate reached 4.2 trillion marks per US dollar in November 1923
gptkbp:peakInflationRate November 1923
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Treaty_of_Versailles
gptkb:Beer_Hall_Putsch
gptkb:Occupation_of_the_Ruhr
gptkbp:replacedBy introduction of Rentenmark
gptkbp:startDate 1914
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Economic_history_of_Germany
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7