Political Realism Requires Transatlantic Ties
In the interwar years, the U.S. condoned the German military buildup under warped views of equality between Germany and France, and it enforced German reparations while loaning Germany twice the amount of reparations due—defending each policy in a vacuum. After World War II, America made peace with the idea of U.S. involvement in Europe, and it came to understand the necessity of financial investment in Europe.
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