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Professor Tobias Straumann is one of the most renowned economic historians in Switzerland and the author of "1931: Debt, Crisis, and the Rise of Hitler."

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00:00 Introduction to Economic and Monetary History

02:58 The Impact of the Treaty of Versailles

06:04 The Economic Landscape of the 1920s

08:54 The Prelude to the 1931 Crisis

12:00 The 1931 Financial Catastrophe

14:49 The Global Repercussions of the Crisis

19:07 Political Consequences and Hitler's Rise

25:09 Lessons for Today: Economic Parallels

29:59 Concluding Thoughts and Future Projects

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