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.
1 The Weimar Republic had to figure out how to pay reparations. 2  Germany had to take loans from the USA to pay reparations and also pay in the form of coal, iron and other resources. 3  As a result, there was a shortage of coal in Germany. Hyperinflation occurred as the government made the mistake of too much money to pay reparations. 2  The Weimar Republic had to figure out how to pay reparations. 3  Germany had to take loans from the USA to pay reparations and also pay in the form of coal, iron and other resources.