Question

France occupied Germany’s coal-rich Ruhr Valley in 1923

A. because Germany had fallen behind in reparations.
B. because the French wanted to acquire more land.
C. to protest the policies of Adolf Hitler.
D. to force striking German miners back to work.

Answer 1

The answer is A, the French government along with the Belgian government occupied the industrial rhur valley to make up for unpaid reparations.

Answer 2

France occupied Germany’s coal-rich Ruhr Valley in 1923 because Germany had fallen behind in reparations. Option A is correct.

The Occupation of the Ruhr marked a period of military occupation of the German Ruhr valley by France and Belgium between 11 January 1923 and 25 August 1925. The occupation was a reaction against the German Weimar Republic widely and usually defaulting on reparation payments at the beginning of the 1920s.