Plan for Ruhr Crisis
Essay for history exam.
The Ruhr crisis had impacted hugely on the individuals and groups of society in Germany. This essay will discuss the causes and consequences of this event such as Germany’s failur22e to pay reparations owed to France and then the passive resistance then leading to hyperinflation. It will also look at long-term consequences such as the Dawes plan and Locarno Treaty. The essay will look at and how these things impacted on the individuals and groups in society.
On January the 11th 1923 the French and Belgium soldiers invaded the Ruhr, and over the next week they captured the industrial cities of the Ruhr. This occupation was chosen because at the time the Ruhr was the industrial heartland of Germany and their intentions was to claim the goods from the factories because of the reparations Germany had denied them from.
Cause and consequence:
Topic sentence: The main reasons that lead Germany to miss their reparations payment and consequently lead to France invading the Ruhr were France had been too steep on the reparations expectations.
Evidence:
. France being too demanding and harsh on the reparations that Germany owed
. France wanted to punish Germany to full extent
. they owed 132 billion marks
Analyse:
. France wanted Germanys economy crippled
. Afraid they will start another war
. They needed to pay back debts owed to US
Social
Economical
Diplomatic
Political
Cause and consequence:
Topic Sentence:
One main cause for the French invading the Ruhr was when Germany failed to pay their monthly reparations in December 1922.
Evidence:
Goods, ship back to France etc.… lead to passive resistance
Analyse:
Political
Social
Economical
Diplomatic: the Ruhr crisis had a huge diplomatic effect as france was then perceived as ‘bullies’ they lost much support from their allied countries such as US and Britain
Short-term consequence: Passive resistance – hyperinflation
Topic sentence:
Passive resistance was the
The Ruhr crisis had impacted hugely on the individuals and groups of society in Germany. This essay will discuss the causes and consequences of this event such as Germany’s failur22e to pay reparations owed to France and then the passive resistance then leading to hyperinflation. It will also look at long-term consequences such as the Dawes plan and Locarno Treaty. The essay will look at and how these things impacted on the individuals and groups in society.
On January the 11th 1923 the French and Belgium soldiers invaded the Ruhr, and over the next week they captured the industrial cities of the Ruhr. This occupation was chosen because at the time the Ruhr was the industrial heartland of Germany and their intentions was to claim the goods from the factories because of the reparations Germany had denied them from.
Cause and consequence:
Topic sentence: The main reasons that lead Germany to miss their reparations payment and consequently lead to France invading the Ruhr were France had been too steep on the reparations expectations.
Evidence:
. France being too demanding and harsh on the reparations that Germany owed
. France wanted to punish Germany to full extent
. they owed 132 billion marks
Analyse:
. France wanted Germanys economy crippled
. Afraid they will start another war
. They needed to pay back debts owed to US
Social
Economical
Diplomatic
Political
Cause and consequence:
Topic Sentence:
One main cause for the French invading the Ruhr was when Germany failed to pay their monthly reparations in December 1922.
Evidence:
Goods, ship back to France etc.… lead to passive resistance
Analyse:
Political
Social
Economical
Diplomatic: the Ruhr crisis had a huge diplomatic effect as france was then perceived as ‘bullies’ they lost much support from their allied countries such as US and Britain
Short-term consequence: Passive resistance – hyperinflation
Topic sentence:
Passive resistance was the