The 1923 German inflation, also known as the "hyperinflation crisis," was a period of extreme currency devaluation in Germany during the early 1920s. The crisis was caused by a combination of factors, including the country's massive war debt from World War I, the government's decision to print more money to pay off the debt, and a lack of confidence in the German currency. The crisis began in earnest in 1921, when the German government began to print more money in order to pay off i...