The French wanted reparations for damage in World War 1 and wanted Germany also to be stripped of wealth. The French also didn't want to pay tax and believed it should come out of the Germans pocket. On 11 January the French forced their way into the Rurh to get the reparations. ... Due to the invasion by the French; the Deutschmark fell to 18,000 mark to one American dollar; by July 1 it had dropped to 160,000; by August 1 to a million. ... Amounts of money the banks printed were ridiculous, amounts like 50,000,000 were being printed on one note. ...

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History Coursework - World War One 1) Sources A, B and C are war recruitment posters published by various governments with the aim of influencing more people to volunteer for armed service in the war. ...

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