In this essay I will examine the extent to which the German economy played a central role in changing Germany's development over the entire period 1890-1991. I will consider the German economy under the Kaiser consistent with World War I, during hyperinflation under the Weimar Republic in 1923, in Nazi Germany under Hitler, and in East and West Germany leading up to the construction of the Berlin Wall. It appears that the German economy played, to a large extent, an extremely central role in the country's change throughout this period. It is obvious, however, that the economy itself is not solely the result of specific events during a given period. There have been other ideas and approaches that need to be taken into consideration and my aim is to assess the importance of these notions in relation to the German economy. These include the radical ideas of the Kaiser and Hitler which led to the outbreak of the First and Second World Wars, the "stab in the back" theory strengthening support for radical parties, and the anti-fascist ideals which incited the construction of the Berlin Wall. The German economy under the Kaiser is an example of the effect that economics had on change in the country. Weltpolitik was the policy adopted by Germany in the 19th century and they wanted their “place in the sun”. Germany industrialized rapidly since 1850, so that by 1900, under the Kaiser, its industry was equivalent to that of Britain and larger than that of France. This meant that Germany had economic power and many wanted to translate this into territorial expansion. Emperor William was too obsessed with his idea of ​​increasing Germany's sphere of influence over Europe. Increasingly confident, Germany was involved in a naval race with Britain to build Dread...... middle of paper ......lin Wall which aimed to stop the migration of Germans from the East to the enriched West. Based on the evidence outlined above, it is clear that the arguments for the German economy's central role in change outweigh the arguments against. There are other points that are important in helping change, such as Hitler's aggressive but opportunistic foreign policy which led to World War II. This is to a large extent more crucial for change than the German economy. But a final judgment suggests that, overall, no other theme was as imperative to change between 1890 and 1991 as the economy. », 1967G Loescher, “The UNHCR and world politics: a perilous path”, 2001H J Braun, “The German economy in the 20th century’, 1990