1923

Robert Thompson

Year 10P

Economic problems

Bread:

Jan- 250 marks

Jun- 3 465 marks

Sep- 1 523 000 marks

Nov- 201 000 000 000 marks

Government starts to print more notes, making them worthless.

Eventually new currency has to be introduced.

Political problems

Hitler led attempt to take over Munich.

Murder groups- 356 people killed in total.

Socialists took over Saxony and Thuringia.

Strikes in the Ruhr.

Enforcement of the Treaty de Versailles

French and Belgium troops invaded the Ruhr due to lack of payments leading to strikes.