Which of the Following Contributed to the Emergence of Hyperinflation

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following contributed to the emergence of hyperinflation in Germany in the early 1920s?

• A) Payment of massive war reparations required by the Versailles Peace Treaty
• B) Huge budget deficits financed by printing paper money
• C) Decreased desire to hold money on the part of the German people.
• D) All of the above.

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