Events Of 1923- DS1

Question 1

What is passive resistance?

Answer 1

• not doing anything so the opposition cant do anything or gain anything

Question 2

What were the causes & events of the Ruhr crisis?

Answer 2

• Germany didn’t pay back loans of $6.6 billion by 1922
• french and Belgian soldiers angry that haven’t got their money yet
• french and beligian troops invaded the Ruhr as its a key industrial area for Germany
• Germany ordered workers strike so french had nothing to take
• french killed 100 workers and expelled 1000000 workers

Question 3

Why did the Ruhr crisis lead to hyperinflation and what ere the effects of hyperinflation on Weimar?

Answer 3

• as German gov ordered strikes, have to pay for striking workers
• no exports from Ruhr
• print more money to pay for workers
• hyperinflation
• made Weimar look weak as it can’t control own borders or economy

Question 4

What were the effects of hyperinflation on the German people?

Answer 4

• all savings worthless
• access to foreign currency is good (allows a stable economic source)
• middle class do worse
• SDP loose supports as most previously were middle class

Question 5

How did stressamand solve hyperinflation?

Answer 5

• stopped printing more money
• invented the rentenmark

Question 6

How did stressamand solve the Ruhr crisis?

Answer 6

• created young plan (could only pay french what they could afford)
  Took loans from Germany (Dawes plan)

Question 7

How did stressaman improve international relations?

Answer 7

• Locarno pact (Britain, France, Belgium + Italy) - promised wouldn’t invade
• Kellogg-Briand pact - not going to war unless in self defence
• Germany joined League of Nations

Question 8

What year was hyperinflation and the Ruhr crisis?

Answer 8

1923

Question 9

When was the Munich putch?

Answer 9

November 8th 1923

Question 10

What were the events of the Munich putch?

Answer 10

-hitler took advantage of Weimar being in a weak state due to the Ruhr crisis and hyperinflation
- hitler and 600 SA members burst into a meeting in a local beer hall containing Kahr and Lossow (2 significant political people
- SA took over army headquarters and offices and local newspaper
- 9th November Hitler, Ludendorff and the SA marched into Munich
- met police and German army in Munich
- police killed 19 SA members
- hitler escaped in a car while Ludendorff faced opposition
- Hitler arrested two days later
- only served 9 months when should have been life