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To: yorkiemom
And pulled her out of the hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic.

Incorrect. The rentenmark and reichsmark ended hyperinflation in 1924. Hitler inherited a stable currency, although he also inherited a slumping economy, which he fixed by starting a military buildup.

18 posted on 06/21/2013 5:55:55 PM PDT by Publius
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To: Publius

You are right. He was elected 9 years after the hyperinflationary period ended.

But he did inherit a country racked by the Great Depression and high unemployment (rather the opposite of the full employment and hyperinflation of the 20’s).


24 posted on 06/21/2013 6:01:49 PM PDT by yorkiemom
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