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Chapter
A man without a country
Albert was against the idea of war in any form.
Because of this, he was about to enter one of
the most difficult times of his life.
As the 1920s became the 1930s, many Germans
were very unhappy. Germany had come out
on the losing side of World War I, and as a
result they had been forced to agree to some
very harsh terms.
One condition was that they had to pay
for much of the damage that they had caused
during the war. Another was that they were
not allowed to have military power anymore.
They had to give back a lot of the land they
had acquired in previous years from other
countries. They also had to publicly admit
that they were responsible for the war.
Most of these conditions were outlined in
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