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===World Wars===

===World Wars===

Germany's involvement and eventual defeat in [[World War I]] led to a harsh turn in German fortunes.  The resulting "peace" where Germany had to pay huge reparations and take full blame for the war left the nation in tatters and bitter.  From an exchange rate of the Germany reichsmark of 3 to the dollar, it eventually fell to over 1 trillion to the dollar.  The monetary system had collapsed.  A stabilizing of the economy again collapsed when the [[Great Depression]] hit.  The stage was set for a struggling artist to rise up on the scene and eventually take control in a country that was desperate to look up to someone who could deliver.  Their economic boom and decision to fight [[World War II]] once again left the Germany in ruins, and this time it was split in two.

Germany's involvement and eventual defeat in [[World War I]] led to a harsh turn in German fortunes.  The government of the German Kaiser was replaced by the [[Weimar Republic]].  The resulting "peace" established by the [[Treaty of Versailles]] forced Germany to take full blame for the war and to pay huge reparations to the allied victors.  The Germany economy collapsed under the burden as the mark went from an exchange rate of 3 to the dollar to 4 trillion to the dollar and left the German people bitter and disenchanted.  A stabilizing of the economy under a new currency again collapsed with the onset of the [[Great Depression]].  It was during these difficult years that new voices rose up in Germany, one of which was from a struggling artist turned revolutionist named [[Adolf Hitler]].  Hitler slowly gained followers and rose to a prominent place in the government before finally taking control in a country that was desperate to look up to someone to restore national pride.  The economic boom that occurred and decision to fight [[World War II]] once again left the Germany in ruins, and this time it was split in two.

===Post WWII History===

===Post WWII History===