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 — French and Belgian troops march into Germany’s industrial heartland after Germany falls behind on reparation deliveries of coal and timber. Germany answers with passive resistance and prints money to pay the strikers; by November a dollar costs 4.2 trillion marks.
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