Why do you think it would be a problem that the first action of the new German government was to sign a humiliating armistice

The fact that Germany signed an armistice with almost humiliating conditions, the Treaty of Versailles, was a long-term problem. Indeed, this treaty imposed on Germany an enormous responsibility regarding the beginning of World War I, when in fact it was not this nation the one that started the conflict. Thus, the very high amount of fines that was imposed caused the nation to go into inestimable levels of debt, which ended up completely dismantling the nation's economy, unleashing hyperinflation and generating poverty among its inhabitants. This economic and social situation, added to the humiliation felt by the Germans for being overwhelmed by France and Great Britain, was what caused the totalitarianism that years later to develop that led to Hitler's rise to power.

the vast majority of ballots have been counted nearly two weeks after one of the biggest political upsets in modern u.s. history catapulted donald trump to the presidency.

estimates show more than 58 percent of eligible voters went to the polls during the 2016 election, nearly breaking even with the turnout rate set during the last presidential election in 2012, even as the final tallies in states like california continue to be calculated, according to statistics collected by the u.s. elections project.

but among those figures were stark contrasts in key states that swing the election to trump — in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, michigan and elsewhere — indicating the president-elect’s leap from long-shot candidate to the most powerful political position in the world may have happened in part because of apathy toward hillary clinton’s candidacy, especially among the democratic base, several political scientists and organizations monitoring voter turnout told the pbs newshour.

while clinton is leading the popular vote by more than 1.5 million over trump as of sunday, she trails president obama’s 2012 totals by more than 2 million ballots — a chasm that may have cost her the election, said david becker, co-founder of the center for election and innovation and research.

“several million voters didn’t come out to vote,” becker said. “which is telling me that this idea of the trump wave, a huge number of voters shifting over to trump, is certainly not the story.”