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Since Germany started WW1 and miserably lost due to their economy and unplanned attacks on France (without thinking of the repercussion of the UK having signed a treaty of self-defense with both Belgium and France.) The Germans had a good idea of first declaring war on Belgium then France (they where mainly focused on a quick French defeat attacking Belgium's neutral position but could attack from their German-French borders due to the Alps and many forests) and the fact that they knew that the Russians where going to help the British and French (due to their treaty) but the Russians were very poor and many were unequipped So to fast-forward a bit, the British beat Germany and made them relinquish many mineral filled territories to their neighboring countries.

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The three major superpowers (USA, Great Britain, and France - note Russia was kicked out due to signing a secret treaty with Germany not so long ago before the Treaty of Versailles) wanted to be ultimately safe from Germany in case WW2 triggers. The USA was protected by the Atlantic Ocean so that wasn't a problem, Britain was protected by the English Channel that not even Napoleon could touch Britain, but France was determined to weaken Germany by taking Rhineland, and area of rich materials and were planning to make a 'puppet-state'. France complained that Britain and the USA were protected by bodies of water but France was protected by a line drawn on the ground.

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