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[[File: 100-Billionen-GeldscheinGerman_Hyperinflation.jpg|400px|thumbnail|left|100 Billion Mark BillGraph showing the extent of Germany's Hyperinflation - Hyperinflation Chart based on 1925 data]]
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===Inflation and Hyperinflation===
[[File: GermanHyperChart100-Billionen-Geldschein.jpg|300px400px|thumbnail|left|Chart Showing the Course of Germany’s Hyperinflation100 Trillion Mark Bill]]
In order for one to understand the causes of Germany’s hyperinflation during the early 1920s, one must first understand how the process is related to and also different from a standard inflationary cycle. Simply stated, inflation is when the prices of goods rises, causing an imbalance in the money supply if it happens too quickly.
*[[Why was France defeated in 1940?]]
*[[Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad?]]
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[[File: Freikorps.jpg|460px|thumbnail|left|Freikorps Preparing for Action on the Streets of Germany in the 1920s]]
