The Krisenjahr

Question 1

What did the French and Belgian army do in January 1923 and why ?

Answer 1

60,000 soldiers invaded the Ruhr and began to occupy it due to Germany failing to pay the reparations of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 2

What did the German workers in the Ruhr do in response to?

Answer 2

Performed acts of resistance, such as a general strike

Question 3

What was the chain reaction of the German resistance in the Ruhr ?

Answer 3

Lack of production, the government paying workers to strike, and printing money led to hyper inflation