Great Depression in Germany/Timelines

1918

Treaty of Versailles - reparations [1].

1920

1922

Economic and Monetary Conference recommends return to the gold standard [2].

Germany defaults on War Reparations

1923

France and Belgium invade the Ruhr because of German default on war reparations; Germany declares general strike [3].

Hyperinflation [4]

A new currency (the Schacht Rentenmark) replaces the Reichsmark: price stability restored [5].

1924

The Reichsmark replaces the Rentenmark and Germany rejoins the gold standard.

Dawes Plan (for the rescheduling of reparations and the provision of loans from the US etc) agreed [6][7].

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933