History GCSE
French occupation of the Ruhr
What French occupation of the Ruhr means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of French occupation of the Ruhr
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Action taken to extract unpaid reparations in the form of goods and raw materials, whose effects included violence, economic paralysis and a collapse in the mark's value.
Topics that use French occupation of the Ruhr
- Option 31: Key topic 1: The Weimar Republic 1918–29 - 2 The early challenges to the Weimar Republic, 1919–23 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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