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what the Allies thought, which was reflected in their treatment of postwar Germany. The collapse of Germany's economy and the inevitable rise of a savior in the form of Hitler can be laid primarily at the feet of France.
- David Lloyd George believed Germany had to be punished but not to the extent that it left her destitute.
- Woodrow Wilson believed that Germany should be punished but in a way that would lead to European reconciliation as opposed to revenge.
- Georges Clemenceau of France had one very simple belief - Germany should be brought to its knees so that she could never start a war again.