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Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about Weimar Germany in the 1920s.
The hyperinflation experienced by Weimar Germany in 1923 was sparked by a crisis in the – valley, a key industrial region bordering the Netherlands and France. Further pressures from lingering wartime inflation and the payment of – required by the Treaty of Versailles, along with social welfare programs, compelled the Weimar government to money, causing inflation to spiral out of control. Those on fixed incomes and those who wished to – money were hit particularly hard by this inflation. In 1924, the German government stabilized the currency and agreed to new terms on payments from the Treaty of Versailles, which included loans from –. The – helped stabilize the German economy. German chancellor – moved Germany toward a foreign policy of – and rapprochement that lasted for the rest of the decade. The –, however, damaged the German economy and pushed the Weimar political system to the breaking point.

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The hyperinflation experienced by Weimar Germany in 1923 was sparked by a crisis in the Ruhr valley, a key industrial region bordering the Netherlands and France. Further pressures from lingering wartime inflation and the payment of reparations required by the Treaty of Versailles, along with social welfare programs, compelled the Weimar government to print money, causing inflation to spiral out of control. Those on fixed incomes and those who wished to save money were hit particularly hard by this inflation. In 1924, the German government stabilized the currency and agreed to new terms on payments from the Treaty of Versailles, which included loans from the United States. The Dawes Plan helped stabilize the German economy. German chancellor Gustav Stresemann moved Germany toward a foreign policy of cooperation and rapprochement that lasted for the rest of the decade. The Great Depression, however, damaged the German economy and pushed the Weimar political system to the breaking point.