invasion of the Ruhr

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invasion of the Ruhr 1923
- Germany couldn't afford to pay reparations
  - french and Belgian troops invaded because of this
    - they sezied control of all mines, factories and railways
    - they took supplies from shops and set up machine-gun posts in the streets
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- effects
  - Germany couldn`t afford to buy coal
  - German people went on strike
    - Government could not afford to pay striking workers
  - Germany industry stopped
- Hyper-inflation
  - by novermber the germna mark was pointless
    - people burnt it and used it as warmth for their house
    - people also gave it to their children as toys!
  - wages went up as banknotes were being printed out
    - resulting in businesses and shops raising their prices
Ruhr is an urban area in west Germany that was Germany's most valuable industrial area

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