The Weimar hyperinflation resulted in widespread social and economic collapse, and the complete impoverishment of many people. But what exactly happened? Who benefited from the inflation? Who paid the price? Well, in this multi-part series, we’re going to reexamine the evidence, dive into the details, and dispel many of the myths associated with this disaster, starting with – when the inflation really began. This video will cover the period from the pre-war era until 1918. The rest of the series will go from 1918 to 1923 (and a little beyond).
The German Revolution of 1918 guaranteed that the Weimar Hyperinflation would happen. Why? Because the political ideologues who came to power and founded the Weimar Republic were also the ones calling for the policies that caused it, and were completely clueless on how to stop it. So, in order to fully understand the Weimar Hyperinflation, we need to understand them – who these ideologues were, what they believed, and what they were up to. And in this video, the second in the series on the Weimar Hyperinflation, we’re going to do just that by looking at the REAL history of the German 1918 Revolution and the Spartacist Uprising of 1919.
In this video, the third in the series on the Weimar Hyperinflation, we’re going to take a look at the effects of inflation in 1919, the election that took place, the revolutionary violence, and compare the beginnings of the inflation in Germany with those of other countries in Europe, such as Austria and Russia. We’re going to answer the question: was the Weimar Republic weak? And we’re also going to hear the story of how one man single-handedly saved Austria from a Bolshevik Revolution. This is BankWars: