... backstairs intrigue with the Right-wing that appointed Hitler chancellor. The political problems of the Weimar Republic were fuelled by mounting economic worries. Germany was exhausted by four years of fighting in World War One and industry had to re-adjust to peacetime. The Treaty of Versailles is said to be the root of all of Germany's economic problems because of what Germany had to deal with. The reparations bill fixed in 1921 at £6600 million proved inpossible for Germany to pay, especially as Versailles had removed valuable coalfields, the colonies and the merchant fleet from Germany. The massive amount of money became a serious drain on the country's economy. Germanys inability to pay resulted in France and Belgium invading the Ruhr in 1923. Unable to take military action against France, the head of the current government Wilhelm Cuno resorted to passive resistance. This involved a massive increase in the government spending at ...

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