The Weimar Republic suffered hyper-inflation, and it is known how that ended - very badly. Post war, by late 1919, the German mark had fallen significantly, and 48 paper marks were required to buy ...

The Weimar Republic was a time of endless crises. Its existence ceased to exist after less than 14 years with the arrival of Adolf Hitler. Few at the time mourned German democracy. Weimar democracy.

In early November, the Kaiser abdicated, and a leading socialist party declared a republic, thus bringing the Weimar Republic to power. The November 11 armistice was signed soon after.

This is also a recipe for hyperinflation. The Weimar Republic was created in the aftermath of World War I, shortly after Germany accepted defeat by signing the Treasury of Versailles on June 28, 1919.

The Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was full of contradictions, political tension rising alongside artistic and societal revolutions, and all captured stunningly in German art from the era.