<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Ruhr" id="mwtw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Occupation of the Ruhr">Occupation of the Ruhr</a>: Troops from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" id="mwuA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="France">France</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" id="mwuQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> occupy the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr" id="mwug" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ruhr">Ruhr</a> area to force <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" id="mwuw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Germany">Germany</a> to make its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" id="mwvA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War I">World War I</a> reparation payments.