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by masta 1523 days ago
I hate to break it to you, but the hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic ended around 1923 and the Republic prospered afterwards. Till the Great Depression, which was in big parts driven by speculative assets .... Wonder where I've heard that before. And in the aftermath, the 1930s introduced austerity and deflation policies to the Weimar Republic, which was the final straw.
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Not sure why the correction of a common misconception is being downvoted here.

If you want to learn more about the history of the German economy between 1900-1945, the authority on the subject is the British historian Adam Tooze. He has a couple of books on the subject, listed on Wikipedia if you want to check them out.