THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Immediately begin colonizing weaker countries to steal natural resources
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Seek financial help from the United States and print money.
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Immediately declare war on France
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Seek financial help from the United States and refuse to pay war reparations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Germany could not respond with force as its military was too weak, so the German government ordered workers to resist the occupation using passive resistance. Workers in the Ruhr went on strike and refused to assist the French occupiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -On the 9 January 1923, in response to the lack of payment of reparations, France and Belgium invaded the Ruhr. The Ruhr was a region of Germany which contained resources such as factories. The French and Belgians intended to use these resources to make up for the unpaid reparations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Passive resistance by German workers paralyzed the Ruhr’s economy and precipitated the collapse of the German currency. The dispute was settled by the Dawes Plan, and the occupation ended in 1925.
Detailed explanation-4: -The value of the currency in Germany decreased which further led to hyperinflation. When Germany refused to pay War compensation to France, French officials occupied Ruhr, the leading industrial area which was rich in coal.