USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which part of Germany had rich coal mines?
A
Rhineland
B
Ruhr
C
Saar
D
Alsace-Lorraine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Saar, Ruhr, Upper Silesia, and Saxony regions in Germany were all rich in coal deposits which formed the base for an industrial revolution in Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Saar and Ruhr areas were historically a central location for coal mining. This attracted the steel industry, which is essential for the production of munitions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Highlights. In the 1950s, the Ruhr region in western Germany had a bustling economy driven by coal mining and heavy industries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Saar-Warndt coal mining basin is an area of Germany and France. It has been shaped by two centuries of coal extraction from the start of the 19th century to the start of 21st century; and it represents a significant period in the history of European industrialisation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Saarland, also called Saar, Land (state) in the southwestern portion of Germany. It is bounded by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the north and east and by the countries of France to the south and southwest and Luxembourg to the northwest. The capital is Saarbrücken. Area 992 square miles (2, 569 square km).

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