Hyperinflation

Hyperinflation

Multiple Choice

What did the Germans decide they could no longer do in January 1923?

• pay reparations

• vote for the Weimar government

• invade the Ruhr

• sign the Treaty of Versailles

Multiple Choice

What did the British and French think of the decisions the Germans made at the start of 1923?

• did not believe them

• thought it was fine

• supported it

• ignored it

Multiple Choice

What area of Germany did the French invade?

• Czechoslovakia

• Ruhr

• Rhineland

• Berlin

Multiple Choice

Why did the French invade the area they did?

• It had a lot of factories and coal mines

• It is where the government was

• it had no industry at all

• croissants

Multiple Choice

What were German workers ordered to do?

• smash up the machines

• no longer buy French products

• carry on working

• go on strike

Multiple Choice

How did the German government continue to pay the workers?

• printed more money

• got money from France

• did not pay them

• got money from America

Multiple Choice

What effect did hyperinflation have on prices?

• went down

• went up

• stayed the same

• went up slightly

Multiple Choice

What effect did hyperinflation have on wages?

• went down

• went up

• stayed the same

• went down slightly

Multiple Choice

Name a group that was badly effected by hyperinflation.

• landowners

• rich

• pensioners

• big business owners

Multiple Choice

Name a group that was not badly effected by hyperinflation.

• landowners

• poor

• pensioners

• factory owbers