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Ruhr Crisis

Ruhr Crisis. Chloe Brown, Patrick Oh , Reid Simpson, Tess Swierstra. The Ruhr Crisis. A response to the failure when the Germans couldn’t pay the reparations from World War I. France’s idea was to take the money owed out of the wealth of the mines and factories

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Ruhr Crisis

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  1. Ruhr Crisis Chloe Brown, Patrick Oh , Reid Simpson, Tess Swierstra

  2. The Ruhr Crisis • A response to the failure when the Germans couldn’t pay the reparations from World War I. • France’s idea was to take the money owed out of the wealth of the mines and factories • France decided to invade the German territory and take the wealth by force

  3. The German workers protested by destroying the goods, the mines and the factories • The workers broke out into riots • The German government made it worse by printing lots of money to help support the workers which resulted in bigger inflation

  4. When money was printed rapidly it became worthless adding to the already depleting economy • France eventually backed out of the Ruhr territory due to the London conference • They however didn’t want to leave until they were given the money owed • The Dawes plan was created

  5. Peace Keeping with the Treaty • France: • Afraid of Germany after the Anglo-American guarantee was denied. • Also needed reparations to repay the USA. • Their goal: ‘to weaken Germany as much as possible.’ • Reparations didn’t meet the Peace Treaty’s defaults • France advanced into Ruhr. • Germany replied: “conditions had been harsh.” • Although Britain understood, France advanced anyway

  6. Collective Security • League of Nations had problems • Germany’s economic downfall was noticeable. • Nobody actively stood against France. • Germany was alone, left in unavoidable inflation. • To some extent, League of Nations was only for victors of WWI. • Germany wasn’t even allowed in League of Nations

  7. League of Nations • France didn’t trust the League of Nations. • They doubted that the League of Nations could protect them. • They attempted to make an alliance with the USA & Great Britain. • Instead of consulting with League of Nations, they acted independently. • Other countries didn’t attempt to stop France using the League of Nations.

  8. The Depression • Most countries were in an economic depression • France was in a great economic downfall and when Germany was failing to pay them money, they took it themselves

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