More railroads lead to lesser land for crop cultivation and raising of livestock! hence, farmers are unable to earn profit from their activities.
The holy roman empire included most of modern Germany, since this was the extent to which the Empire reached as it was expanding in the years before it was reduced significantly.
This is how Churchill expressed inability to predict what Soviet Union will at the start of World War 2. The timeline below show why he could be puzzled:
a) August 23, 1939 - Soviet Union and Germany sign non-aggression pact
b) September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland (then ally of Britain and France).
c) September 3, 1939 - Britain declares war on Germany as a consequence of German's invasion of Poland.
d) September 17, 1939 - Soviet Union invades eastern Poland. Poland is defeated and partitioned between Germany and Soviet Union.
Therefore from Churchill standpoint: Soviet Union is allied with Germany, whom are at war with Britain. Go figure what Stalin is going to do?
Many of the people came to escape religious persecution
<h3>The Abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II</h3>
Wilhelm II abdicated from the throne as emperor of the 2nd Reich.
