Occupation of the Ruhr

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Germany had to pay reparations after the war but, economy got so bad that they defaulted on these reparations.
In February 1923, France occupied the Ruhr (richest industrial area in Germany) in order to use it to pay the compensation owed to them.
German workers went on strike and the French workers took over, forcing out 100,000 people.
The Germans responded to the occupation with passive resistance.
The German government printed off paper money as a way to overcome the defaulted reparations but, this just caused hyperinflation.

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