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by run414 800 days ago
Didn't Germany have 3 dictatorships in the 20th century?

East Germany (ended in 1990), Third Reich (ended in 1945), German Monarchy (ended in 1918)
1 comments
Tainnor 800 days ago
I'm not used to people calling monarchies dictatorships, even though they are in some ways similar. Until 1918, many states in Europe were monarchies.
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cess11 800 days ago
Calling Saudi Arabia a dictatorship is unfamiliar to you?
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Tainnor 800 days ago
Yes. And in any case, that wasn't the point. I haven't seen anybody refer to pre-WWI European monarchies as "dictatorships".
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cess11 798 days ago
Right. Funny way to point out treaty of Darin as a breaking point.
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Tainnor 797 days ago
No idea what your point is. The German empire wasn't a dictatorship, if you want to claim otherwise, find me a credible source that says so.
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