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After World War II ended, the main four Allied powers – Great Britain, The United States, France, and the Soviet Union – jointly occupied Germany, with the Allied occupation officially ending in the 1950s. During this time, Germany was held accountable for the Allied occupation's expenses, amounting to over several billion dollars. [21]
War reparations are often governed by treaties which belligerent parties negotiate as part of a peace settlement. [1] Payment of reparations often occur as part of a condition to remove occupying troops or under the threat of re-occupation. [1] The legal basis for war reparations in modern international law is Article 3 of the Hague Convention ...
Italy was obliged to pay the following war reparations (article 74): $125,000,000 US to Yugoslavia $105,000,000 US to Greece $100,000,000 US to the Soviet Union $25,000,000 US to Ethiopia $5,000,000 US to Albania. The amounts were valued in the US dollar at its gold parity on 1 July 1946 ($35 for one ounce of gold).
With the 80th anniversary of Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 that created the World War II camps, advocates seek full reparations for the internees from Latin America.
The debate over whether or not the United States should pay reparations for slavery to African-American citizens continues even after last week's House Judiciary Committee hearing on the matter.
A North Carolina city has committed $2.1 million toward funding reparations, an initiative it began last summer when it joined... View Article The post North Carolina city commits $2.1M for ...
Reparations were paid to Yugoslavia in the aftermath of World War II.The State Reparations Commission of the Yugoslav Government estimated the total war damages inflicted upon Yugoslavia in World War II at approximately US$47 billion (1938 values: $1 = 44 Yugoslav dinars; Germany – 36 billion, Italy – 10 billion, Hungary – 542 million, Bulgaria – 650 million).
Asheville City Council heard additions to its proposed budget June 14, including increased reparations funding and an urban forester position.