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1923 German Hyperinflation
The catastrophic collapse in the value of the German mark in 1923, driven by the Ruhr occupation crisis, which destroyed the savings of much of the German middle class.
Wall Street Crash (1929)
The collapse of the New York stock market in October 1929, which triggered the Great Depression and, in Germany, led to the recall of American loans that had sustained the Weimar recovery.