Germany's role was a defeated nation.
The discussions that ended with the Treaty of Versailles was held after World War One(WWI), where Germany was a defeated nation and the content of the treaty was about the punishment for Germany after being an aggressor who initiated the war and invaded the others,causing mass damage over Europe.
Some brief information about the treaty was that Germany was punished through disarmament, where only 100000 army were allowed to remain. The Saar coal field was also taken away and monitored by the League of Nations.
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Leonidas, one of the two kings in the Spartan diarchy, died fighting the Persian Invasion at Thermopylae. He had a force of three hundred Spartans, augmented by a thousand or so soldiers from his allies. He had sent the main part of his force in retreat, and was holding the pass at Thermopylae in order to give the Athenians and the other Grecian states more time to prepare against the Persians. <span />
Since capitalism is based around the production and trade, consumerism as a movement that promoted consumtion logically increased the demand and the production. The more people consumed, the more profit did the companies have. By definition, consumerism promotes over consumtion of goods and services that are not neccessary or needed. Using the means of marketing and promotion, companies affect people's behavior by increasing the demand for certain products and therefore creating trends. In consumerism, products lose their value and are easily replacable. Also the appetite for variety of different products is increased.
