( C1 ) The Invasion of the Ruhr Flashcards
who and when went into the Ruhr
the Belgian and French marched into the Ruhr in January 1923
what was the Ruhr the centre of production of
the Ruhr was the centre of production for Germany’s Iron, steel and coal industry
Since germany had missed its payments what did the Belgians and French decide
as Germany missed the payments the Belgians and French decided to take industrial products instead of cash payments
what was Germany’s reaction to the occupation of the Ruhr and what did it tell its people to do
Germany reaction was one of anger. as it didn’t have any military power due to the reduction of the army size to 100,00 they encouraged the workers to carry out a campaign of passive resistance
what did some Germans do to stop production
some germans resulted to the use of Arson and Sabotage to damage the factories and mines
what did the French do due to German resilience and what were the stats following the entering of french
the French brought in Their own workers. 100 French civilians were killed in fights against the Germans
when did the Belgian and French remove their forces
they removed their forces in July 1925 after the Dawes planned was signed
