Which statement best characterizes the hajj? a. it was the journey muhammad took to medina. b. muslims are required to make this journey every year. c. it is one of the five pillars of islam. d. muslims pay this tax, which is collected for charity.

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.