Germany Topic 1 Quiz 2

Which country had provided significant loans to the allies during WW1?

USA

As a result of economic hardship, what does Germany fail to do twice in late 1922?

Fails to repay reparations

Where did French and Belgium troops occupy in January 1923?

The Ruhr

Why was the Ruhr important to Germany?

A key industrial centre

What do French and Belgium troops take from the Ruhr instead of cash payments?

Industrial resources e.g. coal

What form of resistance did the German government urge workers to take?

Passive resistance

What finally removed French and Belgium troops from Germany in 1925?

Dawes Plan

What problem did the French and Belgium make worse for Germany?

Hyperinflation

What were the main causes of Germany’s hyperinflation problem?

Printing more money due to the failure to pay reparations

By Nov 1923 how much did it cost to buy a loaf of bread in Germany?

200bn marks

Can you give two groups of people that hyperinflation had a negative impact on?

• Middle classes

• People with savings

• Pensioners

Can you give two groups of people that benefitted from hyperinflation?

People with debts, loans, and farmers