4.The Ruhr & Hyperinflation

In which year did the French occupy (take over) the area of the Ruhr?

• 1920

• 1921

• 1922

• 1923

Which statement best describes Germany's economy by 1923?

• Doing well.

• Further in debt

• Making profit

• Okay

What was Germany no longer able to do by 1923?

• Pay its Reparations

• Gain more land from France

• Supply oil to Poland

• Gain a bigger military

What was Germany no longer able to do by 1923 (and break the agreement of the Treaty of Versailles)?

• Not able to provide coal to Austria

• Not able to supply coal to Britain

• Not able to provide coal to France

• No able to supply coal to Hungary.

Why was the Ruhr district of Germany so important?

• It was a massive iron producing district

• It was a massive water producing district

• It was a massive mineral producing district

• It was a massive coal producing district

In which year did the French army take over the German Ruhr coalfields?

• 1920

• 1923

• 1925

• 1927

Who did the French send into the Ruhr coalfields after Germany failed to pay their reparations?

• French women and children

• French troops

• French politicians

• French footballers

What percentage of German coal, iron and steel reserves did the Ruhr contain?

• 1%

• 10%

• 50%

• 80%

What did President Friedrich Ebert tell the workers in the Ruhr to do after the French invaded?

• Fight back using violence

• Carry on working and ignore the French troops

• He wanted passive resistance and strikes

The French occupation of the Ruhr led to what?

• Prices of food and goods in Germany decreasing - deflation

• Prices of food and goods in Germany increasing - inflation

• Prices of food and goods in Germany staying the same.