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There is no direct link between the two. In 1923 France and Belgium occupied the Ruhr, which was Germany's leading industrial area. The reason given was that Germany had allegedly defaulted on reparations. The Germans responded with a policy of passive resistance, that is non-cooperation; but there was also some active resistance and a number of inhabitants of the Ruhr were shot by the French. The whole business was very damaging to the German economy. What outraged Germans (and also the British government) was that France went *beyond* the conditions of the Versailles Treaty. One of the French aims was to set up a separate republic in the Ruhr and the Rhineland. It created much bitterness. The whole business of going beyond Versailles probably caused even more resentment than the Versailles Treaty itself. Despite all this, Germany recovered from the effects of the occupation quickly and from 1924 onwards enjoyed some of the prosperity of the Roaring Twenties.
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∙ 13y agoIn January 1923 the French government claimed that Germany had defaulted on reparations - and, together with the Belgians, they occupied the Ruhr (Germany's key industrial area). The idea was to detach the Ruhr from the rest of Germany and make it a French satellite state.
Germany responded with a general strike in the Ruhr and with passive resistance. German workers deliberately made faulty goods and worked slowly. In addition, there was also active resistance.
The effect of all this was to push inflation sky high and of course to increase resentment against France.
Various countries had to intervene to help settle the matter, and in 1924 the Dawes plan was set up by the United States to restructure reparations.
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What led to hyperinflation in Germany in 1923?
The immediate trigger was the French (and Belgian) occupation of the Ruhr in January 1923, followed by the German campaign of passive resistance.
What is the Ruhr?
The Ruhr is a river in germany.
How was the invasion of ruhr resolved?
Passive Resistance- the German public went on strike, they didnt want anything to do with the french it meant that the French and Belgian soldiers in the ruhr werent actually stopping anything in Germany, it was pointless.
How did German's respond to the occupation of the ruhr?
The German workers took passive action and went on strike. Those who weren't on strike worked slowly and deliberately made faulty goods.
Is ruhr valley a part of Harappan civilization?
No, the Ruhr valley is in Germany, not Pakistan.
When and why did the French occupy the Ruhr?
French occupation of the Ruhr occurred in 1923 as retaliation for Germany's failure to make reparations payments following World War I. The occupation aimed to enforce payment and weaken German economy to push for compliance.
What happened in the occupation of the ruhr?
In January 1923 to 1925 the ruhr was between France & Belgium .
What led to hyperinflation in Germany in 1923?
The immediate trigger was the French (and Belgian) occupation of the Ruhr in January 1923, followed by the German campaign of passive resistance.
How many died in the Krupp steelworks during the French occupation of the Ruhr?
Nothing compaired to the numbers that will die in the Iranian oil fields when Israel strikes.
Explain the immediate cause of hyperinflation in weimar republic?
The immediate trigger was the occupation of the Ruhr by France and Belgium in Janaury 1923. The Germans in the Ruhr responded with a general strike.
What did Gustav stresemann do when the french occupied the ruhr?
When Gustav Stresemann became Chancellor of Germany in 1923 the French were already occupying the Ruhr and the hyperinflation crisis had taken hold of Germany. The French occupation meant that Germany struggled to make money from industry and they had to pay the striking workers in the Ruhr who were carrying out passive resistance. The German economy didn't have enough money coming in from taxes so they printed more and more money caused prices to spiral out of control due to hyperinflation. The German currency was worthless. The money was worthless so when Stresemann became Chancellor he issued a new currency: the Rentenmark. Later, Stresemann called off the passive resistance in the Ruhr and as a result the French left.
What types of problems did Germany face in 1929?
hyperinflation french invasion of ruhr blah blah
Why did the french and the begians invade the ruhr in 1923?
Because the Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany must pay a large amount of money (war reparations) towards the Allies after the WW1. For many reasons, Germany could not afford these payments, their economy, industry, and basically the whole country would just collapse if they were to continue to pay. The French and Belgians, being the main 'victims' in the war, were outraged, did not listen to the excuses, and invaded the Ruhr Valley in Germany. The Ruhr was Germany's main industrial area and thus - their main supply of wealth. This basically meant that the French and Belgians could get the money that Germany could not afford to pay them.
What is the Ruhr?
The Ruhr is a river in germany.
When was French occupation of Santo Domingo created?
French occupation of Santo Domingo was created in 1795.
When did French occupation of Santo Domingo end?
French occupation of Santo Domingo ended in 1809.
Hyperinflation largely destroyed the economy of what country in 1923-24?
The immediate trigger was the occupation of the Ruhr in January 1923 by the French and Belgians. Most of the background problems arose from Germany's failure to finance World War 1 properly and from reparations.
