invasion of the rurh Flashcards
1
Q
how many soldiers invaded the ruhr and where were they from
A
60,000 and they were from france and belgium
2
Q
why was it invaded
A
germay failed to pay the second payment of reperations so France wanted to get thier reparations in industrial goods
3
Q
when was it invaded
A
january 1923
4
Q
what was the german government’s reaction to the invasion
A
it didn’t have any military power due to the reduction of the army size to 100,00 they encouraged the workers to carry out a campaign of passive resistance
5
Q
what was the Ruhr the centre of production of
A
the Ruhr was the centre of production for Germany’s Iron, steel and coal industry
6
Q
when did the Belgian and French remove their forces
A
august 1925
