Question

Because the Treaty of Versailles required them to pay restitution after the war, German leaders
accepted the terms as fair and paid the required amounts.
faced internal conflicts and became a communist state.
became politically unstable and experienced high inflation.
formed trade alliances with other European nations.

Answer 1

became politically unstable and experienced high inflation.

The reparations burden strained Germany’s economy, contributing to hyperinflation (especially 1921–23), widespread social unrest, and political instability in the Weimar Republic.