After the First World War in 1918, Germany was forced to sign an agreement in which it committed to pay an amount which ascended to $31.5 billion as civil reparations to the other nations involved in the War. It also agreed on reducing its army to no more than 100,000 Men.
Part of Germany's territory was ceded to France (Rhineland) and another important part was given to Poland.
<span>The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance </span><span>of 1787. They achieved that people took land under their control and enabled them to spread westward. </span>
