Which of these is represented by the number 8 on the map of the United States and Canada?

A) The Ohio River
B) The Hudson River
C) The Allegheny River
D) The St. Lawrence River

this means that germany had to pay the allied countries. reparations are/is essentially payment for something that they have done wrong, so after ww1, germany was forced to pay reparations so they could replenish the allied countries resources' that they had lost during the war.

to keep us neatruel and not get involved in any wars

he assumed control of treaty negotiations with a hostile power