Home›Sources›How Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine)SourcesHow Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine)Magazine, Historian AuthoredCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHistory Atlas. "How Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smithsonian-weimar-hyperinflation.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHistory Atlas. (n.d.). How Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smithsonian-weimar-hyperinflationCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{historyatlas-how-hyperinflation-heralded-the-fall-of, author = {History Atlas}, title = {How Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/sources/smithsonian-weimar-hyperinflation}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedA Smithsonian Magazine feature by historian Adam Bisno on the 1923 hyperinflation and its political consequences for the Weimar Republic, quoting historians Richard J. Evans and Martin H. Geyer.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (17 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAuthorWell-attestedAdam BisnoPublisherWell-attestedSmithsonian MagazineURLWell-attestedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-hyperinflation-heralded-the-fall-of-german-democracy-180982204/Source TypeWell-attestedReference WorkReliability TierWell-attested2General-audience magazine, but the piece is historian-authored and quotes named academic historians directly.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithWeimar Republic, Polities Well-attested This source names Weimar Republic directly: "and its political consequences for the Weimar Republic, quoting historians Richard J."Source How Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine)Adam Bisnotier 2SourcesHow Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine)tier 2Adam Bisno, Smithsonian MagazineView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (17 claims)This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Events, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Polities, 1 claims: 1 holds.Well-attested12ArticlesHow a Trillion-Mark Note Undid a Republic's TrustEventsWeimar Republic HyperinflationSourcesHow Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine)Holds3ArticlesHow a Trillion-Mark Note Undid a Republic's TrustPolitiesWeimar RepublicSourcesHow Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy (Smithsonian Magazine)General References2ArticlesHow a Trillion-Mark Note Undid a Republic's TrustEventsWeimar Republic HyperinflationComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year