THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE TREATY OF PARIS
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So the French could invade the Ruhr
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To fund hyperinflation
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To pay for the war damage
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So the Weimar government could be popular
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Detailed explanation-1: -Allied victors took a punitive approach to Germany at the end of World War I. Intense negotiation resulted in the Treaty of Versailles’ “war guilt clause, ” which identified Germany as the sole responsible party for the war and forced it to pay reparations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reparations were levied on the Central Powers after World War I to compensate the Allies for some of their war costs. They were meant to replace war indemnities which had been levied after earlier wars as a punitive measure as well as to compensate for economic losses.
Detailed explanation-3: -West Germany paid reparations to Israel for confiscated Jewish property under Nuremberg laws, forced labour and persecution.
Detailed explanation-4: -Germany agreed to pay reparations of 132 billion gold marks to the Triple Entente in the Treaty of Versailles, which were then cancelled in 1932 with Germany only having paid a part of the sum.