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Unfortunately, the first time wasn't as crushing as the second time, at least it wasn't perceived as such.
by lorenzfx 9y ago
Unfortunately, the first time wasn't as crushing as the second time, at least it wasn't perceived as such.
- 0xbear 9y agoActually I think the opposite is true. The winning side chose to rub Germany's nose in it the first time around, both economically and politically. The result was the rise of national-socialist party, with "national" bit addressing political humiliation, and "socialist" promising to deal with poverty and economic recovery. Note that this did not happen the second time around, and allies occupied Germany for quite a while and helped it rebuild and become a democracy.