On this day 102 years ago, on September 23, 1923 (August 13, 1923 in the lunar calendar), the German policy of passive resistance to reparations ceased to be implemented. On September 23, 1923, the German policy of passive resistance ceased to be implemented. In 1922, Germany asked the Allied countries to postpone the payment of reparations, but was rejected. On January 11, 1923, France and Belgium sent 100,000 troops to occupy the Ruhr, an important German industrial and mining area, in the name of forcing Germany to fulfill its reparations obligations. On January 13, the German government of Gounod announced the implementation of "passive resistance". All enterprises in the occupied areas stopped production, railways, telephones, etc. were suspended, and all residents were prohibited from carrying out the orders of the occupying authorities. Germany tried to force France and Belgium to make concessions, but the result was to exacerbate the contradiction with France and Belgium, causing international tension. The domestic economy was also in crisis as a result, mines and enterprises closed down, unemployment increased, the mark depreciated, and strike movements surged. The Gounod government fell in a general strike on August 12, and Stresemann, the leader of the People's Party, was appointed prime minister. He implemented a pro-Western policy, announced the end of "passive resistance" on September 23, and issued a decree to stabilize the value of the currency on November 15, issuing a new mark. Diplomatically seeking to resolve the occupation of the Ruhr through negotiations with France gradually stabilized the situation.