3 - Key Terms

Question 1

The Ruhr

Answer 1

the heavily industrialised area of western Germany that includes the towns of Dusseldorf, Essen and Dortmund - at that time it generated 85% of German coal and had many large iron and steel works and engineering factories

Question 2

Paramilitary

Answer 2

a group of civilians organised into a military style group with uniforms and ranks, such groups take on military functions

Question 3

Mittelstand

Answer 3

‘middle rank’
a large but diverse social group including small farmers, small shopkeepers and artisans - without steady sources of income, they felt themselves to be vulnerable to inflation and tended to look to governments to protect their position