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.
However, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau felt that Germany was responsible for the war and should take the blame and be forced to pay large reparations. Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was signed between the Allied Powers and Germany on June 28, 1919. This officially ended World War I. The treaty was extremely harsh on Germany. It forced Germany to accept the responsibility for causing all the loss and damage of the war. Germany was forced to disarm, give up land to France, and to pay reparations of 132 billion Marks (around $442 billion in 2014 money).