What Happened
Germany did not keep up wth its payments and the French were determined to make the Germans pay. In January 1923 French and Belgian troops marched into the Ruhr, Germany's most important industrial region and occupied it. This was legal under the Treaty of Versailles as they were seizing Germany's goods because they had not received their reparations payments.
What the Government did
The Weimar Republic responded with a policy of passive resistance which meant refusing to work. The workers went on strike so nothing was being produced so there was nothing for the French to take.
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