I guess the Allies also learned from previous experience (the Treaty of Versailles), and thankfully listened to Keynes the second time around: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Economic_Consequences_of_the_Peace" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Economic_Consequences_of_t...</a><p><i>&quot;Keynes points to the material violation of the terms regarding reparations, territorial adjustments, and an equitable economic settlement as a blot on the honour of the western allies and a primary cause of a future war. Given that he was writing in 1919, his prediction that the next war would begin twenty years hence had an uncanny accuracy.&quot;</i>