Ruhr

Environment, Location, and regions play essential roles in an areas attractiveness. In western Germany, located on the Rhine River, Dusseldorf sits as the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia state (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014). This region enjoys an ordinarily temperate climate year-round, and experiences moderate weather. This is due to its location in between the tropics and polar regions. Also, its proximity to the North Sea provides warmth in the area. Despite stereotypic opinions of German weather, Dusseldorf rarely experiences large amounts of snowfall throughout the year. This location and temperature pattern bodes well for tourists and manufacturers throughout the city. A notable region in the area is the Ruhr River. An important tributary of the lower Rhine, the Ruhr valley is a major industrial and mining region (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014). Its manufacturing of coal is an extremely important economic aid for not just the city, but Germany as a country. It is widely understood that trade, economy, and world systems carry a heavy load with the reputation of a city. With national concern over jobs, the economy in the region is prosperous. In 2002, there was a breakthrough in the economy by adopting the euro as a form of common currency (Wesley E., Petersen, F., 2013). Dusseldorf is led by three main industries including Agricultural Machinery, sanitary ware, and food processing (Helicon, 2016). The various corporations associated with these industries provide jobs…

in getting Germany out of the dark period Germany faced after hyperinflation The Dawes Plan (1924 named after the head of committee- Charles Dawes) - Created by Weimar Germany in order to stabilise Germany’s economy that suffered a great loss after the WWI - After signing the Treaty of Versailles Germany was under great pressure to pay reparations for damage that occurred after WWI however the Weimar Germany couldn’t pay out the required instalments which led to French and Belgium overtaking…

In order to consider the significance of Gustav Stresemann, we must consider the different ways in which he was significant and the ways he wasn’t. I agree that he was a significant person in Germany, but to a certain extent. He was primarily significant for stopping hyperinflation, arranging a “Great Coalition” of the moderate prodemocracy parties, massive reparations, and he sent the Ruhr workers back to work for the French. He was a moderately significant person. His impact was mainly on…

Ruhr was invaded by France when Germany did not pay them to gain back wealth needed to rebuild their economy. France speculated that they could gain reparations by operating mines and factories inside Ruhr which generated income for Germany (Reiner, effects of WWI in Europe). German workers went on strikes within Ruhr because of low wages and Germany printed money to pay them. This led to hyperinflation since their economy was still in shambles and they were only printing more currency. Effects…

Eventually, there were many weaknesses of the Weimar Republic under Stresemann’s control. When Stresemann agreed to start paying the reparations and moved against the French occupation of the Ruhr, people became mad at him, he lost their trusts and Stresemann became unpopular in Germany. Some nationalists tried to attack Stresemann Gustav for joining the League of Nations. These opposing actions can show you that the Stresemann’s the Weimar Republic had foreign weaknesses in the period of 1923…

Bernd Becher, Hilla Becher, Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany, 1999 The photograph seems to be a landscape of houses and factories. The houses are clustered together on one side of the photograph while the factories sit on the opposite side. A road seems to divide the cluster of houses and the factories. Duisburg-Bruckhausen shows that photography is a medium towards understanding the subject being photographed. The Duisburg-Bruckhausen, in particular, hints the viewer of what it once…

The collapse of the German economy was a consequence of the reparations Germany was forced to pay through the Treaty of Versailles. When the armistice of November 11th, 1918 was signed, one of the 34 terms held a promise that Germany would pay reparations to the Allies for damages resulting from the war. Six months later the Treaty of Versailles was signed with the reparations outlined but the total amount to be paid by Germany not agreed on/upon. The treaty only said that within two years…

After Ruhr was invaded, its workers began to go on strike. Since Ruhr was an important contributor to Germany’s profit, large amounts of money had to be made and distributed around, which inevitably lead to hyperinflation. Since more money was being spent, costs began to rise meaning that Germany’s economy was falling. Restaurants did not put prices on their menus because the fee would have increased by the time customers had eaten. The middle class and lower all suffered heavily too, losing…

After the end of World War I, Germany revolutionised into a democratic republic which was encouraged by war weariness and the demand for political reform. However, the new ‘Weimar Republic’ was not the ideal nation it was planned to be. Democratic leadership encountered many economic and political issues, which arose from the Treaty of Versailles, the French occupation of the Ruhr, and the Great Depression – and simply the frailty of democracy itself. The German people longed for a return to…

Like the Spartacist uprising, the Ruhr uprising sought a Communist government within Germany. As it was a left-winged uprising it was quickly crushed by the military and the feikorps, resulting in over 1,000 dead. During this Chaotic time there was also a enormous amount of political assassinations by both right and left wing extremists. This included Walter Rathenau, Germany’s foreign minister. Between 1919-1922, there was 376 political assassinations. This chaotic revolutionary attempts…