What 'prompted' the Ruhr crisis?
The announcement of the reparations figure in 1921
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany defaulting on reparation payments
What was the French and Belgian response to Germany defaulting on reparations?
They carried out a military occupation of the Ruhr
The took it to the League of Nations
They gave Germany a stern warning
Why the Ruhr?
It was the heartland of Germany's coal and steel industry
It was Germany's region of culture
It was valuable agricultural land
In 1921 the Germans made a reparations payment of 50 million
What did Ebert's Government ask the Ruhr workers to do?
To resist 'passively' i.e strike
To take up arms to resist the occupation
To co-operate with the invaders
Which of the following are 'true' of the French and Belgian actions in the Ruhr?
They expelled 150,000 Germans from the region
They shot 132 German workers
They treated the German population with respect
They had resistance leaders arrested
They brought in their own workers
How did the Weimar Government support the striking German workers?
It provided them with weapons to defend themselves
It provided them with food supplies
It continued to pay their wages
What was the main consequence of paying the striking workers for the German economy?
It meant the workers could feed themselves
It led to hyper-inflation
The USA stepped in to provide loans to support the German economy
Describe the effects of hyper-inflation - select all that apply
Farmers 'coped' as there products remained in demand
A loaf of bread went from 250 marks in January 1923 to 200,000 marks in November
Prices spiralled out of control
Those with savings saw them increase in value
Paper money became diluted and worthless
People who had borrowed money could repay their debts
What were the 'political' consequences of the hyper-inflation?
The Freikorps attempted a Putsch in Berlin
The Army attempted a military coup
Communists took control of Saxony and the Rhineland
The Nazis attempted a Putsch in Munich