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The immediate trigger was the French (and Belgian) occupation of the Ruhr in January 1923, followed by the German campaign of passive resistance.

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How did financial crisis contribute of the Great Depression?

Postwar reparations led to hyperinflation and economic collapse in Germany.


What disaster did the depression cause for Germans?

Mass unemployment, which destabilized the political system.Contrary to a widespread myth, it wasn't hyperinflation. The period of hyperinflation in Germany was 1919-1923 and the currency was was stabilised in November 1923. In the early 1930s the key economic problems were high unemployment and fallingprices. (These led people to postpone non-essential purchases in the expectation that prices would fall even further, and this in turn worsened unemployment). Anyone who finds this hard to believe need only look at German stamps of banknotes for 1923, for example on Ebay ...Though the hyperinflation of the early 1920s didn't bring the Nazis to power, it is often said that it severely weakened the support of the middle classes for the Weimar Republic.


What kind of currency did people in Germany in the 1900's use?

Germany used the Deutchmark until 1923, when Hyperinflation caused by the occupation of the Ruhr (an industrial region of Germany) by french and Flemmish troops made the currency worthless. A new temporary currency, the Rentenmarkwas introduce in october 1923, then a pemanent currency, the Reichmark was brought in in 1924.


Was the Weimar Government liked by the Germans?

No they were not it led to years of hyperinflation which eventually led to the rise of Adolf Hitler


What was the reichsmark value during the time of the Weimar Republic in Germany?

During the Weimar Republic in Germany, the value of the Reichsmark fluctuated significantly due to hyperinflation. At its peak in November 1923, it reached a staggering exchange rate of 4.2 trillion Reichsmarks to 1 US dollar.

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How did financial crisis contribute of the Great Depression?

Postwar reparations led to hyperinflation and economic collapse in Germany.


Contributed to the global economic crisis during the great depression?

Postwar reparations led to hyperinflation and economic collapse in Germany.


What happened in Germany due to the Depression?

Hyperinflation. The value of ten Goldmarks in 1920 was equal to that of one trillion (one thousand billion) goldmarks in 1923.


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.


What disaster did the depression cause for Germans?

Mass unemployment, which destabilized the political system.Contrary to a widespread myth, it wasn't hyperinflation. The period of hyperinflation in Germany was 1919-1923 and the currency was was stabilised in November 1923. In the early 1930s the key economic problems were high unemployment and fallingprices. (These led people to postpone non-essential purchases in the expectation that prices would fall even further, and this in turn worsened unemployment). Anyone who finds this hard to believe need only look at German stamps of banknotes for 1923, for example on Ebay ...Though the hyperinflation of the early 1920s didn't bring the Nazis to power, it is often said that it severely weakened the support of the middle classes for the Weimar Republic.


What kind of currency did people in Germany in the 1900's use?

Germany used the Deutchmark until 1923, when Hyperinflation caused by the occupation of the Ruhr (an industrial region of Germany) by french and Flemmish troops made the currency worthless. A new temporary currency, the Rentenmarkwas introduce in october 1923, then a pemanent currency, the Reichmark was brought in in 1924.


What economic problem plagued Germany between 1918 through 1923?

Since Germany did not fare well at the end of WW1, they had to pay 132 billion marks to the winners. This was to keep the nation from growing and was followed by hyperinflation. Under these circumstances, Germany was an economic disaster.


What caused hyperinflation in Germany in 1923?

The hyperinflation in 1923 plunged Germany into even deeper financial turmoil as the DM (deutschmark) became even more worthless so the money that the people had was vastly reduced in value. I think that in 1923, Germany refused to pay the reparations but I don't know what happened after that...


Was the Weimar Government liked by the Germans?

No they were not it led to years of hyperinflation which eventually led to the rise of Adolf Hitler


How did world war l contribute to a German economic crisis?

Germany printed more paper money to pay wartime reparations, which led to hyperinflation.


What was the reichsmark value during the time of the Weimar Republic in Germany?

During the Weimar Republic in Germany, the value of the Reichsmark fluctuated significantly due to hyperinflation. At its peak in November 1923, it reached a staggering exchange rate of 4.2 trillion Reichsmarks to 1 US dollar.


What was the impact on Germany because of her refusal to pay war reparations in 1923?

the impacts were- *France occupied the coal reserves in order to compensate for the loans which Germany had taken. *People became more anxious and got angry in the Weimar Republic. *In order to compensate for the losses, Germany started printing more and more paper currency which led to hyperinflation. *The condition was like that the people had to take cartloads of currency for even buying a loaf of bread as the value of currency fell.