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Any of a large number of [[threats]] to the [[economy]] (local, national, global) can cause hyperinflation where the economy degrades to the point that it is no longer able to support the individuals and systems which depend on it.
Any of a large number of [[threats]] to the [[economy]] (local, national, global) can cause hyperinflation where the economy degrades to the point that it is no longer able to support the individuals and systems which depend on it.
[[Image:Wheelbarrow money.jpg|right|thumb|A wheelbarrow full of printed currency]]
==Weimar Republic==
The early years of [[Weimar Germany]] were characterized by hyperinflation, which was caused when the government started [[printing money]] since it was low on cash, in part due to [[reparation]] payments. The value of the German mark went from 4 to the dollar to over 1 trillion to the dollar at the peak of the inflation in 1923.The [[Beer Hall Putsch]] of [[Adolf Hitler]] largely was a reaction to the government's hyperinflation policy.
==Zimbabwe's hyperinflation==
==Zimbabwe's hyperinflation==