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Why would other European nations want Germany to pay reparations for World War I?
a. They did not have enough money after the war and Germany did.
O b. They knew Germany could help Europe rebuild after the war.
O c. The wanted Germany to be poor so they could not form more alliances.
Od. They blamed Germany for all of the death and destruction.
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Answer 1

reparations, a levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winning countries. 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. After World War II the Allies levied reparations principally on Germany, Italy, Japan, and Finland.

Later the meaning of the term became more inclusive. It was applied to the payments undertaken by the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of Israel for crimes against the Jews in territory controlled by the Third Reich and to individuals in Germany and outside it to indemnify them for their persecution. The term was also applied to the obligations of Israel to the Arab refugees who suffered property losses after Israel’s victory over the Arab states in 1948.

THEREFORE THE ANSWER IS C.