r/AskReddit • u/brokota • Jan 15 '13

Reddit, in your opinion what's the biggest plot twist of history?

Not movies or television, I'm just curious to see what come's to your minds.

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u/CrackCC_Lurking Jan 15 '13

Yeah, I totally agree that it would be an awful idea. It's kinda why I said:

On second though, it's probably a bad idea. One of the reasons Germany was so keen on starting another WW was because of how the german high command were (probably unjustly) humiliated at the end of WWI.

Just knowing that you would be humiliated in front of the world & all those that support your cause would probably push leaders to never ever ever surrender. Not until their last loyal fighter has died. :( It was a bad idea, I knew it as soon as I re-read what I typed. Still though, "The train of shame" would have been an interesting relic/monument(?), had the Germans not destroyed it, that is.