No. France was one of the major winners, and the winners don't pay reparations. The country that had to pay high reparations was Germany.
During the Civil War, the south hoped to ally themselves with France and England.
At the conclusion of World War I and through the formal peace-negotiations that followed, the allied nations of Great Britain and France took roughly the same stance on reparations in this way: they both believed Germany to be responsible for making them. They differed, however, in the severity of the payments to be made: France favored extensive and (intentionally) crippling reparations, while Great Britain did not.
After world war one countries from all over the world held a peace conference in paris. (Germany was not invited) the countries decided that it was Germany's fault for causing WW1 and they had caused the most damage during this period. they then forced Germany to sign the treaty of Versailles. in this document it said that Germany must pay reparations for their actions etc.
Revoultionary war: france war of 1812: no one world war 1: france, england, world war 2: france, england, italy, and russia
It really was not necessary. They took out their anger of the war on Germany. This ultimately caused the start of the second World War.
Germany had to give up substantial territory to Poland, Lithuania, and France. Germany had to give up ownership of mines and factories in French territory and in the critical Ruhr area of Germany. Germany had to pay cash reparations to France and England, which crippled the country. The economic destruction prevented real recovery from the war, led to bank, insurance, and stock failures, and was one of several causes of the Great Depression of 1929 - 1939.
No. France was one of the major winners, and the winners don't pay reparations. The country that had to pay high reparations was Germany.
During the Civil War, the south hoped to ally themselves with France and England.
After the Napoleonic Wars, France faced significant demands for reparations, particularly from the Allied powers, including Britain, Russia, and Prussia. The Treaty of Paris in 1815 imposed heavy financial burdens on France, requiring it to pay 700 million francs in reparations. This demand aimed to compensate the Allies for the costs of the war and to weaken France economically to prevent future aggression. The reparations contributed to economic difficulties and political instability in France during the post-war period.
APEX- They could pay the United States only when they could collect reparations from Germany.
England and France opposed the Fourteen Points because they disagreed on freedom of the seas and war reparations, respectively.
It can be safely said that because France suffered the most among the Western Allies, France was bent on punishing Germany. Reparations designated to be paid to France was larger than other European nations.
Britain, France and Belgium invaded
no it gave france a bad name
Taking Germany's colonies Heavy reparations for Germany
They had to pay reparations to Britain and France They had to accept responsibility for starting the war.