occupation of the ruhr and hyperinfaltion

• the occupation of the ruhr was in 1923
• france captured the ruhr because germany couldn‘t pay its reparations
• the workers tried were told to passively resist but this just lead to the french bringing its own workers
• the french left the ruhr in 1925
• the government told workers to passively resist
• the government printed more money to pay the workers of the ruhr as they were striking, this lead to hyperinflation
• advantages of hyperinflation:

  • debts become less
  • farmers were payed lots for their goods
• disadvantages of hyperinflation:

  • savings became worthless
  • everything goes up in price drastically
  • businesses went bankrupt