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Initiated by French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré , the Invasion took place on January 11 , 1923, with the aim of occupying the centre of German Coal , Iron and Steel production in the Ruhr Area valley. The occupation was initially greeted by a campaign of Passive Resistance , and a few incidents of Sabotage (which the Nazis were later to portray as a myth of widespread armed resistance). In the face of economic collapse, with huge Unemployment and Hyperinflation , the Strikes were eventually called off in September 1923 by the new Gustav Stresemann coalition government, which was followed by a State Of Emergency . Despite this, civil unrest grew into Riot s and Coup attempts targeted at the government of the Weimar Republic, including the Beer Hall Putsch . Internationally the occupation did much to boost sympathy for Germany, although no action was taken in the League Of Nations in response to what was a clear breach of League rules. The French, with their own economic problems, eventually accepted the Dawes Plan and withdrew from the occupied areas in July/August 1925. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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