Ruhr Essays

Joachim Georg Kroll, or also known as the Ruhr Cannibal or Ruhr Hunter, was born on the 17th of April 1933 in Hindenburg, Nazi Germany and died on the 1st of July 1991 in Rheinbach, Germany. He was a serial killer, child molester and cannibal and killed from the 8th of February 1955 to the 3rd of July 1976 and confessed 14 murders all around the Ruhr metropolitan region in the west of Germany. Kroll died of a heart attack at the age of 58 in the prison of Rheinbach. Kroll was the youngest of eight

Ruhr Crisis & Hyperinflation + The Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic was composed of elected officials from 3 parties that favoured democracy. It was Germany’s newly formed government after the loss of the war in 1919. The Ruhr Crisis in 1923, was to be held accountable by the Weimar Republic. The reason for is the miners in Ruhrs were on strike and the Weimar Republic paid them while no work was being done. This led to a drastic drop in the German economy because there was no money/profits coming

Allied bombing, nevertheless it did not have the intended effect the Allies aimed for. In 1941, Butt came to the conclusion that in the Ruhr, only 1/10 aircrafts got within 5 miles of its target. This meant that the Allies could not significantly cripple Germany’s economy because the planes were undeveloped to even reach the Ruhr from British bases and as the Ruhr is the industrial heartland of Germany, it allowed them to continue the production of military weapons. Moreover in 1944, despite the Allies

loan. The Hyperinflation lead to the Wall Street crash, which lead to The Great Depression, one lead to another, all effecting Germany harshly. Hyperinflation : In 1923, French and Belgium troops invaded Germany's most industrialized area the Ruhr, French Troops took over the iron and steel factories following with the coal mines and railways. As Germany could not afford to pay

Which leaded France and Belgium to invade the most industrial place of Germany, the Ruhr. When hyperinflation took place, uncounted number of people’s businesses faced end. People who weren’t thrilled that they lost their business and savings, believed that it happened because of Weimar Government. Stresemann organised the ‘Great Coalition’

Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany in the west of the country. Leeds is located in the region of West Yorkshire which is located north of the centre of England. Both Dortmund and Leeds are the largest cities in respective region, Dortmund’s being the Ruhr Valley and Leeds being the largest city in Yorkshire. Leeds also has the River Aire that runs through the city centre, Dortmund has the Dortmund-Ems canal which links Dortmund straight

and Belgian troops had invaded the Ruhr (an industrial area in Germany) to ensure payments be made, mainly because at the time Germany simply could not afford to pay the reparations due to the already rapid devaluation of the German Mark. The troops had taken over industries such as steel mills, coal mines and other industrial zones. Those who would not cooperate would be imprisoned. The Weimar government responded to this crisis by ordering the works in the Ruhr to passively resist, in other words;

Germany had challenges after the Napoleonic War ended in 1815. Only the major ports of Bremen and Hamburg had clear and secure access to the North Sea. But even so, it did not had any clear access to the vibrant trade routes in the Atlantic. In addition, many medievalist economic institution remained in place, hampering the growth of agriculture and industries. Feudalism returned and continued, leading to the continuation of serfdom of many people and their obligation to provide a share of their

‘German Revolution’ or ‘November Revolution’ was the beginning of economic hardship and civil conflict within the German Empire. The Revolution beginning in November of 1918, saw Germany forced to replace their federal constitutional monarchy with a democratic parliamentary republic, resulting from defeat in World War 1 and a requirement from the Treaty Of Versailles. The democratic republic later became known as the Weimar Republic. The Great Depression shadowed these events until 1939, displaying

If Germany did not need change, Hitler would not have risen to power. Multiple occurrences after World War I caused the country to plummet into such a despair that the people were desperate for a solution, no matter how extreme. Using that to his advantage, Hitler’s Reich replaced the Weimar Republic. Even so, many countries could have made better choices in order to prevent Germany from reaching that state. Ultimately, the fall of the Republic was caused by Hitler’s accession, which was initiated

The Weimar Germany between 1924 and 1929 was recovering from the crisis, the hyperinflation and, the First World War. It’s often referred as “Golden Age” or “The Years of Hope.” Germans’ lives flourished. In 1923, Gustav Stresemann was assigned as the chancellor of Weimar Republic, supported by the Social Democrats. He also became foreign minister in the same year. Most people often believe that Gustav Stresemann was a significant role to “Golden Age.” However, there are discussions about Weimar

This instigated the rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Meanwhile, this rise in nationalism alarmed France and Belgium causing them to occupy Ruhr, Germany and seize mines, railroads, and factories. The German government couldn’t fight back so they encouraged workers to go on strike while they continued to print more money to support them, ultimately leading to further hyperinflation. As the

dam-buster raids also known as operation chastise was an attack on three German dams in Ruhr Valley by 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force. The Dam busters were a squadron formed during the Second World War. The Lancaster bombers flown by 617 Squadron were immensely modified, and the crews trained to fly at less than (30.48m) above the water, which is the height needed to drop the bombs properly. The dams in the Ruhr Valley supplied hydro-electric power and water which was used for steel making, and were

the inflation was entrenched in the huge debt that Germany had accumulated in financing its warfare effort, the hyperinflation of 1923 was initiated by the French- Belgian military occupation in January 1923 of the German industrial district in the Ruhr

fundamental factor in success during World War II. The idea of making a bomb to destroy the dams was thought of by a brilliant scientist, Barnes Wallis. In the article “The Incredible Story Of The Dambusters Raid” it states “The Möhne dam in Germany's Ruhr valley secured the water supply for much of the surrounding area. Water from its reservoir was also used to generate electricity. It was thought that destruction of this dam and others in the region would cause

impact and importance in the final stages of the war: from 1944-45. One area of potential significance was morale, both of the German people and the British people. Before the war, area bombing of civilian populations and industrial areas such as the Ruhr was expected to both eliminate the Germany

After Germany lost the world war one and before the leadership of Hitler, Germany was ruled by a new government. The Kaiser Wilhelm fleeted to Holland. A whole new country called Weimar Republic came to the power. The country was like a dangerous house, very unstable and easy to destroyed. During this time period, many Germans suffered for living. Germany some huge damages on other countries. Germany was required to pay the recovery for the war cost. This was listed on the Treaty of Versailles. The

Treaty of Versailles. The Dawes Plan in 1924 was a policy agreed by the Allies to cut the total amount of reparations and allow Germany a realistic time frame to repay the amounts owed to them. It also proposed the removal of French troops from the Ruhr in Germany as the reparations which they were demanding payment of were no longer needed to be paid. The reparation put Germany in a very vulnerable and weak position within Europe and opened them to the feared threat of communism from Soviet Russia

The Weimar Republic was formed during November of 1918 in result of the removal and exile of Wilhelm II following the first world war. This resulted in a gap in the German government and there was no apparent ruler to fill this gap. Therefore, the Germans had their first attempt to create a parliamentary democracy, this was in fact the Weimar Republic. It was inevitable that the Weimar Republic would face oppositions from the left and right wings, however it had slowly begun to overthrow these oppositions

ominique Roan ENGWR 300 Shapiro 12-1-15 Was Operation Market Garden Necessary? Operation Market Garden failed because of the inability to come up with a strategy that both Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery, General Omar Bradley, commander of the 12th Army Group in the Allied center, senior commander George S. Patton, and supreme commander Eisenhower agreed upon. (Hickman) The operation was destined for failure because of the lack of men, the inability to transport equipment, and not being