Germany Closes Book on World War I With Final Reparations Payment

Skybird · 09-29-10, 04:04 AM

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...720156,00.html

Money doesn't grow old, it seems.

Diopos · 09-29-10, 04:13 AM

Ok!, please notify us when you reach "WW2 Reperations, chapter: Greece" because both our "accounting books" need some balancing ...

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joegrundman · 09-29-10, 04:29 AM

Diopos, those reparations are in full flow, by another name

Oberon · 09-29-10, 05:17 AM

Finally!

Heh, should never have been demanded in the first place.

The Treaty of Versailles, probably the worst move the Allies made. Still, hindsight and all that.

HunterICX · 09-29-10, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

The Treaty of Versailles, probably the worst move the Allies made. Still, hindsight and all that.

Pretty much kicked world war into overdrive.

HunterICX

Bilge_Rat · 09-29-10, 08:00 AM

There is controversy on whether the rise of Nazism in Germany was a reaction to the Communist threat coming from the Soviet Union or due to internal causes, namely the Treaty of Versailles, social unrest, and the great depression.

The treaty did not help, but Hitler really became popular only after the great depression hit.

As an aside, we all know Hitler was obsessed with Jews and communists and one of his chief aims in WW2 was to crush the USSR, but I recently realized these two obsessions were linked.

It turns out many of the top leaders of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev were jewish. Lenin had a jewish grandfather and a large proportion of the Communist party were jewish. Much of the early White anti-Bolshevik propaganda during the Russian Civil War was very anti-semitic and played up the fact that the Bolsheviks were "foreign" because of the religion of the leadership.

Diopos · 09-29-10, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by joegrundman

Diopos, those reparations are in full flow, by another name

Yeap! That's why I said both books must get balanced. Personally I have no problem paying my due but it is fair to want to know what exactly must be paid, eh!

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Takeda Shingen · 09-29-10, 10:28 AM

Finally we can put this terrible conflict behind us.

Regarding the rise of the fascist government in Germany, I would say that it was due to the combination of external socialism, internal societal strife, economic hardship and unfair treaties, all of which had been at work in Germany for the decade preceding the rise of Nazisim. In short, it was this climate that enabled the rise of Hitler and the sweeping transformative policies of the National Socialist Party.

Rockstar · 09-29-10, 10:49 AM

It was bad times alright. But just think how swift the rise to power would have been if the aliens had landed at the Reichstag instead of D.C.

Jimbuna · 09-29-10, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

The Treaty of Versailles, probably the worst move the Allies made. Still, hindsight and all that.

Aye.....and Hitler seized the opportunity with both hands.

papa_smurf · 09-29-10, 02:45 PM

Just be glad we didn't call in the bailiffs/repo men

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joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Diopos, those reparations are in full flow, by another name __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

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Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	There is controversy on whether the rise of Nazism in Germany was a reaction to the Communist threat coming from the Soviet Union or due to internal causes, namely the Treaty of Versailles, social unrest, and the great depression. The treaty did not help, but Hitler really became popular only after the great depression hit. As an aside, we all know Hitler was obsessed with Jews and communists and one of his chief aims in WW2 was to crush the USSR, but I recently realized these two obsessions were linked. It turns out many of the top leaders of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev were jewish. Lenin had a jewish grandfather and a large proportion of the Communist party were jewish. Much of the early White anti-Bolshevik propaganda during the Russian Civil War was very anti-semitic and played up the fact that the Bolsheviks were "foreign" because of the religion of the leadership. __________________

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Finally! Heh, should never have been demanded in the first place. The Treaty of Versailles, probably the worst move the Allies made. Still, hindsight and all that.

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Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Finally we can put this terrible conflict behind us. Regarding the rise of the fascist government in Germany, I would say that it was due to the combination of external socialism, internal societal strife, economic hardship and unfair treaties, all of which had been at work in Germany for the decade preceding the rise of Nazisim. In short, it was this climate that enabled the rise of Hitler and the sweeping transformative policies of the National Socialist Party.

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Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It was bad times alright. But just think how swift the rise to power would have been if the aliens had landed at the Reichstag instead of D.C.