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Germany is a very powerful nation and always has been, they’ve been in many wars and they’ve won several of them. Along with England, France, Italy, Russia, Austria/Hungary, Germany was one of the six most powerful nations in Europe. Out of these 6 nations, Germany was the strongest, not only in terms of military standards, but also in terms of economic standards. No event in the history of Germany was quite as impactful and important as World War I. World War I and the Treaty of Versailles lead Germany to suffer great short term effects such as halting all momentum that had been gained previous to the war, massive loss of German soldiers and citizens, it completely decimated Germany’s army, and it also lead to massive inflation in Germany and other surrounding nations. World War I and the Treaty of Versailles also lead to many long term effects in Germany such as  
Prior to WWI, there was a Prussian prime minister, named Otto von Bismarck, who “engineered a war against Austria. Prussia won easily. The army of General Helmuth von Moltke combined traditional fighting skills with modern tactics and technology, moving large armies rapidly via an excellent railroad system. The Austrians, outplanned, outmaneuvered, and outfought, yielded primacy among the German states to Prussia.” In 1870, the French were beaten by the Prussians at the Battle of Sedan. After this battle, the Germans annexed a region of France called Alsace-Lorraine. Bismarck worked hard to create a better relationship with Austria, Russia, and Italy, which lead to the isolation of France. This was very good, because it meant that fewer nations wanted to go to war with Germany. A short while after this, German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm I died, shortly after than his son died as well, which lead to Kaiser’s grandson taking position on the throne. Kaiser Wilhelm II was a very conservative man and did not agree with most of Bismarck’s liberal policies, soon after Wilhelm II had gotten...