This term refers to the monetary payments and property that germany was forced to cede under the treaty of versailles following its defeat during world war i.

Reparations.

Explanation:

The Treaty of Versailles that formally ended World War One, imposed reparations of 132 billion gold marks on Germany. The payments had to be made mainly to France and Britain. The amount was exorbitant and the German economy was so troubled in the 1920s that it could not pay those reparations.

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