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merrily

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1. The World War I peace treaty greatly contributed to Hitler's ability to rise.

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Wed Nov 25, 2015, 10:54 AM

Nov 2015

I wish we could somehow figure out more about the causes of World War I and that peace treaty. I don't feel the official stories tell the whole story.

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Hitler Wasn't Inevitable [View all] TBF Nov 2015 OP

The World War I peace treaty greatly contributed to Hitler's ability to rise. merrily Nov 2015 #1

i have seen several people compare the current situation restorefreedom Nov 2015 #4

From what I've read, the treaty was a screwup caused by bad planning Jim Lane Nov 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author merrily Nov 2015 #7

Thank you, Jim. I am the first to admit that I may have become more cynical than I should merrily Nov 2015 #8

The point of general agreement is that the treaty turned out to be a bad idea. Jim Lane Nov 2015 #10

I'm not really worried about my sometime cynicism. I agree with Tomlin, whom the late, great merrily Nov 2015 #11

Just as the NATO treaty, which should have dissolved with the USSR, and Turkey's Ergodan Demeter Nov 2015 #6

World War III is not an option. If I am wrong, the good news is that we can stop stressing merrily Nov 2015 #9

Terrifying...mandatory reading. SoapBox Nov 2015 #2

k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Nov 2015 #3