Inflation and the German Elections
The extraordinary inflation that struck the German economy in 1923 haunted those who lived through it and lost their life savings as money became worthless. The disaster gravely affected both the social and political order, leaving a legacy of fear and outrage. In this poster, the German Democratic Party rouses terror with its highly charged image of inflation as a monstrous enemy of the nation in the election campaign of 1924. (© Photo 12 / The Image Works.)