Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World cover image

The Mystery of Inflation (Pocketbook Pain!)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

00:00

What Happened With the Weimar Hyper Inflation?

The weimar republic was a democracy, but it pursued really bad economic policies. These were caused in part by the bad situation that the republic found itself in at the end of world war one. A variety of factors caused so much pain that it made people desperate any one who could offer a solution. And that's when hitler appeared and took advantage of the situation. So the weimar republic is an example of how even a democracy can act so foolishly that it erodes the currency to the point that people are willing to embrace the totalitarian gime.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app