The ECB's focus on restraining inflation is, in large part, a result of:
A) Europe's experience with inflation during the 1960s.
B) Germany's experience with hyperinflation during the period between the first and second world wars.
C) the ECB's distrust of some of its smaller member countries (e.g., Finland, Portugal).
D) its monetary policy having no effect on economic growth.
Answer: B) Germany's experience with hyperinflation during the period between the first and second world wars.
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