Describe what happened in the Ruhr crisis of 1923., Germany peacefully renegotiated reparations and Ruhr production increased throughout 1923., France and Belgium occupied the Ruhr after missed reparations, Germany used passive resistance, and money-printing led to hyperinflation., The League of Nations took control of the Ruhr and ended German strikes immediately., Britain occupied Berlin in 1923 and forced Germany to adopt a new currency at once., Explain why hyperinflation happened in Germany in 1923, and describe its effects on ordinary people., Hyperinflation was caused by a shortage of workers in farming, but it had little effect on city life., Hyperinflation happened because Germany raised interest rates too fast, which mainly helped pensioners and savers., It happened after Germany discovered gold reserves, making money more valuable and prices more stable., Missed reparations led to Ruhr occupation and strikes, the government printed money, prices exploded, savings became worthless, and trust in democracy fell., Why was there so much political violence in Germany between 1920 and 1923?, Hatred of the Treaty of Versailles, coups and assassinations, and economic crisis drove support for extremist violence., Violence was mainly caused by foreign invasion of Berlin and a successful communist takeover in 1921., Political violence was low because most Germans strongly supported the Weimar government and rejected extremism., Germany had political violence only because of disputes over colonial borders in Africa., What is the connection between the Treaty of Versailles and the hyperinflation of 1923?, There was no connection because hyperinflation began before the treaty was signed., The treaty directly introduced a new stable currency, which accidentally caused temporary price rises., Reparations imposed by the treaty led to default, Ruhr occupation, passive resistance, money-printing, and then hyperinflation., Hyperinflation was caused entirely by harvest failure, not by reparations or the Ruhr.

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