What was the conclusion of your thesis...in a paragraph or two?
Middle Europe has always been a pain for the Roman, Spanish, French, British and American empires. WWII ended with the desire to permanently cripple what the Germans view as their legitimate interests (look up Morganthau plan). However the Germans appear to be impossible to hold down. Even as we speak they are working with the Russians (and perhaps Chinese) to bring down the American empire. If the so-called Nordic Euro is created (at least partially backed by gold), bye-bye Pound and Dollar. On a separate but related note, the Bolsheviks would never have made it without substantial help from the Germans after the war in training their army (which was fighting the American army inside Russia until 1923). Again, they are no friend of the American/British empire and because of the nature of the economic beast, never will be.