1.1k Views. Well, the torch is must less than a symbol than the flame that it holds. Back in the day, when Ancient Greece held the Olympics-there a sacred flame was lit from the sunâs rays at Olympia, and stayed lit until the Games were completed.
Germany finishes paying WWI reparations, ending century of 'guilt'. Few people in Germany noted the country's final $94 million WWI reparations payment on Sunday. Some historians say that's for the best. October 4, 2010. The Reichstag building is illuminated with a German flag during a reception marking the 20th anniversary of Germany's reunification in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 3.
World War I reparations were compensation imposed during the Paris Peace Conference upon the Central Powers following their defeat in the First World War by the Allied and Associate Powers.Each of the defeated powers was required to make payments in either cash or kind.orld War I reparations were compensation imposed during the Paris Peace Conference upon the Central Powers following their defeat in the First World War by the Allied and Associate Powers.