HISTORY IGCSE REVISION CARDS - 036. FRENCH OCCUPATION OF THE RUHR

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WHY DID GERMANS RESENT THE FRENCH
OCCUPATION OF THE RUHR IN 1923? (6)
MAIN REASON - Economic
Ultimately the French occupation of the Ruhr led to a collapse
in the German economy. In reaction to the occupation the
German government authorised passive resistance, so workers
went on strike. The halt in industrial production meant that the
government had to print more money to pay the striking
workers and this quickly led to hyperinflation. Germans
blamed the French for causing the problem by occupying the
Ruhr in the first place.
SECOND REASON – Repercussions on German workers
100 German workers were killed, because of their refusal to
work. 100,000 protesters were expelled from the region. It
contributed to the collapse of the German economy. It
contributed to the onset of hyperinflation.