impact of the TOV on germany Flashcards
(11 cards)
Which attempted coup (violent overthrow) was inspired by hatred of the Treaty of Versailles?
The Kapp Putsch (1920
When was the first instalment of reparations paid?
1921 (£50 million
How much did Germany pay in reparations in 1922?
Nothing
What did France do in response to German non-payment of reparations in 1922?
In 1923, it sent troops into the Ruhr and took what was owed in the form of raw materials.
How did the French react to German passive resistance in the Ruhr?
Harshly. They killed 100 soldiers and expelled 100,000 protesters from the region.
Who gained from hyperinflation?
Big industrialists and government - they could pay off their huge debts
Who suffered particularly badly from hyperinflation?
Pensioners (their pensions were wiped out)
- Middle classes (their savings were wiped out)
Did the Treaty of Versailles cause all the problems in post-war Germany?
No - but the German people blamed the treaty for problems that had nothing to do with it. This bitterness was exploited later by Hitler and the Nazis.
Who ended hyperinflation and how?
stresemann by calling off hyperinflation and introducing the rentenmark
What has historian Zara Steiner argued about the Treaty of Versailles?
it was the only issue all germans agreed one
Which attempted coup (violent overthrow) was inspired by hatred of the Treaty of Versailles?
the kapp putsch (march 1920)
