Unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, it was divided into four occupational zones controlled by the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union. ...
Germans, civilians and prisoners of wars, would be punished for the war (reparations) partially through forced labor to repair the damage they caused to their country and to others.
The ideas of enlightenment were that people should not be ruled by monarchs who inherit their titles, but that they should educate themselves and rise in their social environment. French revolutionists were inspired by this and wanted to remove their king from the throne.
