THE DAY IN HISTORY · JANUARY 11
January 11 in history
What happened on January 11: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1923, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Occupation of the Ruhr
11 Jan 1923 — Germany has fallen behind on reparation deliveries of coal and timber, and French and Belgian troops march into the Ruhr, its industrial heartland. Germany responds with passive resistance and prints money to pay the strikers. By November one dollar costs 4.2 trillion marks.
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