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Phillip Carruthers

Phillip Carruthers. THE RUHR CRISIS 1923. WHAT WAS IT. The Ruhr Crisis was France’s response to Germany’s failure to pay reparations according to the Treaty of Versailles. France and Britain. France and Britain disagreed on how to deal with Germany for not paying reparations.

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Phillip Carruthers

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  1. Phillip Carruthers THE RUHR CRISIS 1923

  2. WHAT WAS IT • The Ruhr Crisis was France’s response to Germany’s failure to pay reparations according to the Treaty of Versailles.

  3. France and Britain • France and Britain disagreed on how to deal with Germany for not paying reparations. -Britain wanted them to be able to rebuild their economy -France wanted to weaken their economy through reparations

  4. France and Belgium • French and Belgium sent forces on Jan. 11th to occupy Germany’s main industrial region when the Germans didn’t pay the scheduled reparations.

  5. Germany missed a delivery of timber as part of their reparations • The goal of France was to collect the missed payment from the Germans by taking the goods from the mines and factories and shipping them to France

  6. German Protest • The workers didn’t cooperate with the French and Belgian forces. Instead, they destroyed the goods, mines, and factories in protest. • German workers protested and became violent towards the French and Belgian troops.

  7. Inflation • The destruction of goods led to hyperinflation in Germany. • Attempting to fix the problem, the German govt. printed more money which only led to more inflation.

  8. Bibliography "Modern History." - The Ruhr Crisis 1923. Web. 08 Mar. 2012. http://modernhistory08.edublogs.org/2009/02/19/the-ruhr-crisis-1923/ "IB Guides." IB History Notes. Web. 08 Mar. 2012. <http://www.ibguides.com/history/notes/the-ruhr-crisis-1923-locarno-and-the-locarno-spring>. "English Historical Review." The Ruhr Crisis, 1923–1924. Web. 08 Mar. 2012. <http://ehr.oxfordjournals.org/content/120/488/1059.extract>.

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