... no export income was available to pay off outstanding reparations. This left the German government facing dilemmas because if they rebelled against the occupation it would destroy any foreign relations and there would have been a more likely chance of being invaded. If they accepted the occupation then that would of led the country into great economical hardship and would mount great pressure from the right and left wing onto the current government. The invasion of the Ruhr was inevitable as the ridiculous amount of reparations the treaty of Versailles stated meant that the countries annual budget would have to be allocated to reparations itself which would inflict a lot of crisis on the government. Hyperinflation was a direct cause of the occupation of the Ruhr as the economical crisis spiralled out of control. However the result of hyperinflation could only be caused by the body in control of the country, ...

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