Question

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1. Which statement best describes economic conditions in the Weimar Republic after World War I?

A. The German people prospered by getting government jobs rebuilding the war-torn country.
B. The German people spent money on art, music, and shows to forget the horrors of war.
C. The German government paid veterans bonuses, and that money boosted the economy.
D. The German government printed extra money to pay protesting workers, causing hyperinflation.

Answer 1

the answer would be D. Germany after WW1 they couldn't really rebuild since the treaty made them pay back a bunch of money to certain countries that they attacked. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is D.

After WWI, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919, through which (among other provisions), the victorious powers:  France, UK and Russia imposed to Germany the dismantling of its army and the payment of very abussive war reparations.

These reparations not only exhausted the possibilities of recovery of the German economy, but also generated a feeling of nationalism against the  European powers that were oppressing them.

They German currency was denominated mark and it was quickly depreciating. Germans were not allowed to use marks to pay reparations. Therefore they used the strategy of massively printing bank notes in order to acquire foreign currency that they could use to pay reparations. This generated an spectacular inflation of the mark and the hyperinflation affected the Weimar Republic intensively between 1921 and 1923.