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Yes the Great Depression started in 1929, but Germany is not America. Their deep economic troubles started at least as early as the hyperinflation in the Weimar
by Swizec 4y ago
Yes the Great Depression started in 1929, but Germany is not America. Their deep economic troubles started at least as early as the hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic between 1921 and 1923[1]. Note also that Germany lost WW1 and the peace treaty of 1918 was extremely punitive[2].
> In the four years following the First World War, the situation for German civilians remained dire. The severe food shortages improved little to none up until 1923.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_R...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic#Burden_from_the_First_World_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic#Burden_from_th...
- watwut 4y agoGermany loosing WWI did contributed, but is in the "other then economical factors contributing to issues". The treaty of 1918 was punitive, but not extremely for that time. What germany planned in case they win was quite similar. Hitler took power in 1933. And the stab in the back myth was more motivating thing for these groups then purely economic issues. The yet other factors was Germany being heavily militaristic state, both ideologically and practically. Government employing primary military man on all levels, democracy not really functioning and being a mess. The whole country was violent mess.