It was the North Korean army. And the Chinese. (Russians were really just suppliers)
Renaissance marriages were not simply personal matters; they were
crucial to the network of alliances that underlay a family’s prosperity
and prospects and that, in turn, formed the fabric of loyalties,
affection, and obligation that supported civic institutions. Arranging a
suitable match involved family, friends, associates, and political.in aristocratic families, marriages were a currency of dynastic and diplomatic exchange
The U.S. felt that the allies were asking too much of Germany, and mostly just wanted peace. The terms mostly benefitted the allies, humiliated Germany, and didn't resolve the cause of the conflict in the first place. Italy pushed for large amounts of foreign territory they were promised, but only got a fraction of what they were hoping for. Germany had to give away ten percent of their land, as well as any territories around the world. They would have to pay what is now around 33 billion U.S. dollars, a sum that they simply couldn't give, without a major economic collapse, that is.
