USA HISTORY

Germany is finally paying off World War I reparations, with the last 70 million euro (£60m) payment drawing the debt to a close. Interest on loans taken out to the pay the debt will be settled on Sunday, the 20th anniversary of German reunification.Based on the excerpt above, select the best answer option for the statement below.Germany also had to take ____ for the war.

(A) a hit

(B) ** blame

(C) one for the team

(D) colonialism

Concept note-1: -In 1995, following reunification, Germany began making the final payments towards the loans. A final installment of US$94 million was made on 3 October 2010, settling German loan debts in regard to reparations.

Concept note-2: -The Treaty of Versailles didn’t just blame Germany for the war-it demanded financial restitution for the whole thing, to the tune of 132 billion gold marks, or more than $500 billion today.

Concept note-3: -World War I ended over the weekend. Germany made its final reparations-related payment for the Great War on Oct. 3, nearly 92 years after the country’s defeat by the Allies.

Concept note-4: -Germany was finally able to repay the monetary reparations decided in this treaty in 2010 after making payments over a long period of time.