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Originally Posted by krashkart
The older I get the more I realize the importance of WWI. When I was younger I sort of looked down my nose at the technology available at the time. After all, nothing that flew then could beat the sleek lines of a WWII warbird on any side. WWI was archaic in comparison. The result of this being, of course, that I overlooked a crucial turning point in history.  |
WWI was one of the main causes of WWII. Hitler's experiences in the trenches and after the war were what drove him into politics in the first place. The Treaty of Versailles was what pushed the majority of the German people to support him in reversing the conditions that were imposed on Germany.
