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Pregunta 1
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What 'prompted' the Ruhr crisis?
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The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
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Germany defaulting on reparation payments
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The announcement of the reparations figure in 1921
Pregunta 2
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What was the French and Belgian response to Germany defaulting on reparations?
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The took it to the League of Nations
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They gave Germany a stern warning
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They carried out a military occupation of the Ruhr
Pregunta 3
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Why the Ruhr?
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It was Germany's region of culture
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It was valuable agricultural land
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It was the heartland of Germany's coal and steel industry
Pregunta 4
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In 1921 the Germans made a reparations payment of 50 million
Respuesta
- True
- False
Pregunta 5
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What did Ebert's Government ask the Ruhr workers to do?
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To take up arms to resist the occupation
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To co-operate with the invaders
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To resist 'passively' i.e strike
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following are 'true' of the French and Belgian actions in the Ruhr?
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They treated the German population with respect
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They brought in their own workers
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They had resistance leaders arrested
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They shot 132 German workers
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They expelled 150,000 Germans from the region
Pregunta 7
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How did the Weimar Government support the striking German workers?
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It continued to pay their wages
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It provided them with food supplies
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It provided them with weapons to defend themselves
Pregunta 8
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What was the main consequence of paying the striking workers for the German economy?
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It meant the workers could feed themselves
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It led to hyper-inflation
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The USA stepped in to provide loans to support the German economy
Pregunta 9
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Describe the effects of hyper-inflation - select all that apply
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Paper money became diluted and worthless
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Those with savings saw them increase in value
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Prices spiralled out of control
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A loaf of bread went from 250 marks in January 1923 to 200,000 marks in November
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Farmers 'coped' as there products remained in demand
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People who had borrowed money could repay their debts
Pregunta 10
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What were the 'political' consequences of the hyper-inflation?
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Communists took control of Saxony and the Rhineland
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The Freikorps attempted a Putsch in Berlin
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The Nazis attempted a Putsch in Munich
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The Army attempted a military coup
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