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I think Germany is probably the most impressive one. Lost both World wars, had to deal with the East West unification and is now the biggest economy in Europe w

I think Germany is probably the most impressive one. Lost both World wars, had to deal with the East West unification and is now the biggest economy in Europe which is crazy to think about.

kneebonian 3y ago
Eh almost none of WW1 was fought in German soil so they came out of WW1 with most of their economic capacity intact minus several million young men.
- kaesar14 3y ago
  And World War 2 saw a complete leveling of most of the country…
  - ericd 3y ago
    But then massive investment by the US.
    - kaesar14 3y ago
      Sure but parent comment is blowing off a lot of factors working against Germany’s spectacular recovery lol. “Several million young dead men” is a bit of an understatement too
      - fragmede 3y ago
        but, owing to cultural changes, it turns out that women can also perform the work necessary for an economy to function.
        kaesar14 3y ago
        Losing millions of your own population isn’t something that can be brushed off.
        ericd 3y ago
        It’s not like those women were doing nothing before, so something else gets deprioritized.