History Weimar Republic Crisis 2

Question 1

What happened when the German government printed more money?

Answer 1

The Value of money went down and prices went up.

Question 2

For how long had there been inflation in Germany?

Answer 2

Since the time of the Kaiser but in 1923 things got a lot worse.

Question 3

What do you call inflation when it is going up really fast?

Answer 3

Hyperinflation

Question 4

What effect did hyperinflation have on a number of people who had worked hard all their lives?

Answer 4

They became beggars as their pensions and savings had no value.

Question 5

What effect did hyperinflation have on people who were working?

Answer 5

They found that their wages did not keep up with inflation but they then paid more and more.

Question 6

Who did the people blame for hyperinflation?

Answer 6

The Weimar Government who had agreed to pay reparations under the Treaty of Versailles.

Question 7

What did the German government do when they didn’t get money from the Ruhr?

Answer 7

They simply printed more.

Question 8

Why did the German government print more money in 1923?

Answer 8

The government did not have enough 💶 to pay for the costs of the passive resistance in the Ruhr - so they printed more.