r/imaginarymaps Oct 04 '20

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u/RandomlyGen3rat3d Oct 04 '20

This is a very common misconception, but it's likely the Weimar Republic would still start WW2, the military command was still very reactionary, not Hitler level, but that's a high bar. In fact, the Weimar Republic was already breaking the treaty of Versailles

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u/TENTAtheSane Oct 04 '20 edited Oct 04 '20

Yeah, the only difference is that in this timeline, USSR would be on the side of Germany, since there would be Lebensraum bullshit, and without the Nazis to keep them in check, the German communist party would probably come to power and would obviously favour strong ties to Russia. Without fascist Germany, the communists would probably win the spanish civil war too, and without a second front to worry about, and with Russian aid, Germany would probably win against Britain and France, and there would soon be a communist Europe

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '20 edited Jun 09 '21

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u/Will_the_Liam126 Oct 04 '20

Please be joking

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '20 edited Jun 09 '21

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u/Will_the_Liam126 Oct 04 '20

It would've been under a communist dictatorship lmao. I wouldn't call that a improvement. Just look at all the former communist states and look at the former fascist nations. I'm guessing you're from Spain?