I think they could vote....
I believe its; Had understand of scientific principles, had understanding of mathematics, developed technologies which somehow were lost (The records of the lost technologies were burned down in a library/and when Roman was overran by barbarians, thus I'm not sure if the last one is correct or not.)
The two major outcomes were Germany, together with its allies, was forced to assume the whole responsibility for all the losses and all the damage caused.
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The program has likely been carefully edited and scripted to show off the shoe factory in the best possible way.
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