One of the patriots’ greatest strengths was their
a. persistence in fighting.
b. superior troop numbers.
c. reliance on local militia.
d. well-trained soldiers.

i believe it d) heterogeneous

this means that germany had to pay the allied countries. reparations are/is essentially payment for something that they have done wrong, so after ww1, germany was forced to pay reparations so they could replenish the allied countries resources' that they had lost during the war.