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Germany had to pay reparations as part of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Germany was required to pay reparations as a part of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles to compensate for the damage caused by World War I. The Allied Powers believed that Germany was primarily responsible for starting the war and causing immense destruction and loss of life. The reparations were meant to cover the cost of repairing the damage caused by the war and to provide financial compensation to the Allied countries for the losses they suffered. The exact amount of the reparations was initially set at 132 billion gold marks, but this was later reduced to 50 billion in the Dawes Plan of 1924. The imposition of reparations was one of the many factors that contributed to Germany's economic struggles and political instability in the years following the end of World War I.