Reparations by https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq Matilda Peng en-us 2018-05-18 02:05:23 UTC 2026-03-04 01:58:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Upping the ante; Reparations for Poland: pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261944308 The ruling right-wing Law and Justice party(PiS) has been trying to demand reparations after unsuccessful attempt in 2004. Two-thirds of poles support reparations. Poland lost a fifth of its population in the second world war, and the damage to the capital along amounted to $45bn. But Poland got nothing in compensation. “In 1953, under pressure from the Soviet Union, its communist government renounced any claim to reparations from the then East Germany, ruled by a fellow-communist regime.”]]> 2018-05-18 14:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261944308 Germany Invades Poland: September 1, 1939 pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261944629 When Hitler was appointed, the relations between Germany and Poland worsened. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Poland was quickly overwhelmed because of the tanks of Germany and the Germany-Soviet Nonaggression Pact applied, so the Soviet military entered Poland from the east. On September 27, Poland ceased to resist and was divided by Germany and the Soviet Union. ]]> 2018-05-18 14:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261944629 Why Poland Wants Germany to Pay Billions for World War II pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261944920 Warsaw was completely destroyed in 1945 and much of Poland was destroyed by the end of the war. In March 2018, a Polish lawmaker asserted that Germany should pay reparations that can worth as much as $850 billion. “The Nazis murdered 3 million Polish Jews and killed another 3 million Poles, including civilians and military members. In addition, cultural objects were looted by the Nazis, industrial sites were razed, and cities were destroyed.”]]> 2018-05-18 14:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261944920 Germany rejects Polish call for more WWII reparations pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261945157 Germany states that the issue of reparation has been settled in 1953, rejecting any further war reparations from Poland. Poland has estimated the potential reparations to be as high as $1 trillion. ]]> 2018-05-18 14:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261945157 Poland demands WWII reparations from Germany pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261945356 Poland believes they have the right to demand WWII reparations from Germany. Poland's prime minister said they are ready to start the process of seeking reparations. 6 million Polish citizens were killed during WWII.  ]]> 2018-05-18 14:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261945356 Poland has no right to WWII reparations, German lawyers say pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261945495 German parliamentary legal team believes that a treaty signed around the time of Germany’s reunification already settled all issues of reparations. “Germany has previously declared that the 1990 treaty - also known as the Two Plus Four Agreement - made clear that no further reparations were due to any other claimant stemming from World War II.” ]]> 2018-05-18 14:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261945495 Germany Invades Poland and Begins World War II pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261945734 German tanks roll into Warsaw, Poland, in fall of 1939. "Ostensibly to help oppressed German ethnic groups in Poland and to punish Poland for alleged incursions on German soil, Hitler orders the army to attack the country."]]> 2018-05-18 14:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261945734 Reparations: The Dawes Plan pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261949673 The Dawes Plan was an idea of the international commission of experts. The chair of the commission of experts was Charles Gates Dawes. They came up with the Dawes Plan so that Germany would be able to pay for reparations while maintaining the economy of Germany. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261949673 Dawes Plan pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261949822 The Dawes Plan changed the rate at which Germany would pay for the reparations. “Germany was scheduled to pay a series of graduated annuities beginning at 1 billion gold marks per year in 1924–1925 (approximately one-half of the London schedule) and increasing to 2.5 billion in 1928–1929 (the standard Dawes annuity).” ]]> 2018-05-18 15:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261949822 Outline of the Dawes Plan pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261950209 The outline clearly states the requirements for not only the Germany, but other allied European nations, what they need to do for reparations. There are also clear outlines of how much the Germany should pay for reparations each year. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261950209 The Dawes Plan of 1924 pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261950495 Dawes, leader of the commission, scaled down the reparation so Germany could afford to pay it. The Plan was agreed in London by the leader of Germany. French first disliked the plan, because it let go of the chance to humiliate Germany. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261950495 Dawes Plan explained in a simple way pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261950652 The Dawes Plan is explained in a simple as the relations between three nations: America, Germany, and France. Germany borrows money from America to pay reparations and Germany would be able to build and maintain its economy while paying for the reparations. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261950652 Germany: Dawes and Young Plan Bonds Paid Off pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261950809 In 2010, Germany paid off all payments left for world war reparations that were privatized by the Dawes Plan. “The Dawes Plan reduced the reparation obligations and privatized them through the issuance of German bonds that were sold on the international capital markets.” ]]> 2018-05-18 15:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261950809 Berlin History – The Dawes Plan 1924 pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261951072 The Dawes Plan was an attempt in 1924 to solve the reparation issue that Germany had to pay. The German economy was in a horrible state that it was not able to pay for all the reparations by itself. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261951072 Reparations and Reconstitution: pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261951504 Property stolen from the Jews of Germany should be paid or returned. Israel submitted to the four occupying powers a note on the restitution of Jewish property. Israel also based its claim on the resettlement of the displaced persons who were in camps in Germany. In 1951, the second note from Israel to the allied powers initiated the discussion of reparations. Israel absorbed Jews that were victims of Nazi persecution, so the costs of absorption should be paid. Negotiations began in 1952 and eventually, Germany agreed to pay Israel, over a period of 12 years. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261951504 West German Reparations Agreement pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261951643 Terms and Conditions: "On 10 September 1952 the government of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) agreed to pay 3.45 billion German marks ($845 million) in the form of goods to Israel, in installments between 1953 and 1966. The Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany was to allocate 450 million marks ($110 million). Thirty percent of the funds were allocated for the purchase of oil in the United Kingdom and 70 percent for goods bought directly by the Israeli government. These funds played an important role in the development of Israel's economy in the 1950s."]]> 2018-05-18 15:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261951643 Primary Document: On page 215, No2137 pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261951864 Israel and Federal Republic of Germany Agreement that was signed at Luxembourg in 1952. It clearly states the conditions and the terms and how Germany should pay for the reparation to Israel. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261951864 German Reparations to Israel: The 1952 Treaty and Its Effects(Public Opinion) pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261952130 Over discussions and submitting several notes to the four powers in Europe, Israel got their reparations. The vast mass of Germany felt shameful and guilty. There were outbursts of disapproval in Israel when the treaty was signed; however, over time, the opposition died out and there was no outbursts of joy either. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261952130 The Reparations Agreement of 1952 and the response in Israel pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261952530 Israel was interested in receiving reparations from Germany; however, it was not prepared to enter direct discussion with Germany. The allied powers in Europe refused to help Israel requesting for reparations. Thus, Germany and Israel had to sit down and directly negotiate the issue. The Germans was against the large amount sum that Chancellor Adenauer was prepared to accept. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261952530 Image: the agreement between Israel and West Germany pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261953410 The agreement states how much money Germany should pay for the state of Israel. Germany should pay Israel 3000 million Deutsche Mark. and Germany should pay to Israel for the benefit of the said Conference the sum of 450 million Deutsche Mark, and even more payments for the destruction of WWII. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261953410 Image: Signing Agreement pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261953771 Photo by Bundesbildstelle
The agreement was signed by Moshe Sharett, as the Israeli Foreign Minister, Nahum Goldmann, representing the Jewish Agency, and Konrad Adenauer, as presiding Foreign Minister. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261953771 Sixty years after Luxembourg Agreement, Germany agrees to pay more to Holocaust survivors pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261954094 “While a person came out of the camps very young and eventually developed a life of their own over the years, the impact of what happened at the beginning is now coming to the fore. Whether it’s mentally or physically, they’re sicker than their peers of the same age.”
Germany also increased payments for home care for Holocaust survivors. The ongoing responsibility of Germany is telling not only Germany but the world that it is not over. 
]]> 2018-05-18 15:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/261954094 Terms and Conditions of reparations that would aid the victims in recovering: pengyu https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/262142701 I think that the Germany government should pay reparation to Poland, since 6 million people in Poland were killed in WWII. However, I do not agree with the significant amount of money that Germany should pay for Poland. I think Germany is responsible for any destructions in Poland from WWII and should return any valuables taken from Poland during WWII; however, the current Germany population should not pay that much of a price for what their former generation did. Forcefully requiring Germany to pay the huge amount of money to Poland will only further worsen the relations between two nations and increase resentment in both countries, especially Germany. ]]> 2018-05-20 02:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pengyu/k4y1ex1ugyaq/wish/262142701