Re:Why 1866 Set the Stage for Two World Wars
by woodandsteel on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @08:31PM
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>As far as I can tell, Germany was on track to win the war as late as spring 1917.
So did this fact provide the ground for the belief, which helped lay the groundwork for the success of the Nazi movement, that Germany had lost the war because it had been betrayed by its leadership?
Re:Why 1866 Set the Stage for Two World Wars
by mcguire on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @10:17PM
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That would be my feeling, although the German military was actually betrayed by the Germans themselves: the economy collapsed taking the government down with it.
So did this fact provide the ground for the belief, which helped lay the groundwork for the success of the Nazi movement, that Germany had lost the war because it had been betrayed by its leadership?