True or false? In Latin America, slaves often had the opportunity (though difficult) of purchasing
their own freedom

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.

i believe the answer to your question is b. pay your bills early