Quizzes'

• Quiz 2
• Which country provided significant loans to the allies during WW1?

  USA
• What did Germany fail to do twice in late 1922 due to economic hardship?

  Repay reparations
• Where did French and Belgium troops occupy in January 1923?

  The Ruhr
• Why was the Ruhr important to Germany?

  It was a key industrial center
• What did French and Belgium troops take from the Ruhr instead of cash payments?

  Industrial resources e.g., coal
• What form of resistance did the German government urge workers to take?

  Passive resistance
• What finally removed French and Belgium troops from Germany in 1925?

  Dawes Plan
• What problem did the French and Belgium make worse for Germany?

  Hyperinflation
• What were the main causes of Germany's hyperinflation problem?

  Printing more money due to reparations
• By November 1923, how much did it cost to buy a loaf of bread in Germany?

  200bn marks
• Can you name two groups negatively impacted by hyperinflation?

  Middle classes and pensioners
• Can you name two groups that benefitted from hyperinflation?

  People with debts and farmers