Weimar - Crisis of 1923 Flashcards
What started the crisis of 1923?
Germany missed a reparations payment.
Which part of Germany did the French invade?
Ruhr
Why did the French invade Germany in 1923?
To take payment in kind.
What is hyperinflation?
Prices running out of control.
What was the price of a loaf of bread in November 1923?
200,000 million marks
When did the German government call off the 1923 general strike?
September 1923
Which of these groups was not a right-wing terrorist group?
Black Reichswehr
The Red Army
National Socialists
The Red Army
Which of these statements is not true?
Communists took over the Ruhr and declared it independent.
Communists took over Saxony and Thuringia in 1923.
Communists took over the Rhineland and declared it independent.
Communists took over the Ruhr and declared it independent.
Which of these statements is not true?
People on wages were relatively safe during the hyperinflation.
Some people made huge amounts of money during the hyperinflation.
People on fixed incomes were safe during the hyperinflation.
People on fixed incomes were safe during the hyperinflation.
Which of these statements is not true?
The crisis of 1923 was solved and the Weimar republic prospered.
The crisis of 1923 brought down the Weimar government.
The crisis of 1923 made many German people long for a “strong” government.
The crisis of 1923 brought down the Weimar government.
