Which of the following had a greater impact on the German people: - the treaty of Versailles or - the hyperinflation crisis of 1923? 12 marks

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23 December, 15:28

Which of the following had a greater impact on the German people: - the treaty of Versailles or - the hyperinflation crisis of 1923? 12 marks

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Milagros Pham · Answer 1

The Treaty of Versailles

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The Treaty of Versailles was the cause of distress and hardship on the German people. The treaty designed to punish Germany after the First World War. It humiliated and forced Germans to pay reparation to the Allied powers. During this period, Germans were facing political unrest, economic depression, unemployment in the country. Germans economy crashed in 1929 because of hyperinflation happened in 1923 when the Weimar government printed banknotes to pay reparations.