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Position:Home>History> Forgiveness in history?Question:How could forgiveness changed the history of our world for the better? And have there been any times when forgiveness has prevented something bad from happening? For the first question, I mean like how in WWI, the Allies refused to forgive Germany and wanted Germany to suffer. Wilson wanted to forgive Germany and welcome them back with open arms. Germany received blame for the war and never forgot it, helping to lead to WWII. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: How could forgiveness changed the history of our world for the better? And have there been any times when forgiveness has prevented something bad from happening? For the first question, I mean like how in WWI, the Allies refused to forgive Germany and wanted Germany to suffer. Wilson wanted to forgive Germany and welcome them back with open arms. Germany received blame for the war and never forgot it, helping to lead to WWII. I am not sure how, but consider the following. Nearly the entire world fell into a deep depression between 1929 - 1938. Germany was especially hard hit because of war reparation payments. Hitlers rise to power during the later part of that time period is not coincidental. So using the logic of forgiveness, the depression still would have affected Germany, but perhaps not as harshly. Under this climate perhaps Hitler would never have been able to accede to the power he finally attained. Fascinating question young lady! edit.. I have no idea how the answer below, conforms to the question that the young lady asked, but I hope she will take that into account when she awards "best answer" Yikes.. the other two answers from idiots! and all I got was three stars! Report It * You must be logged into Answers to add comments. Sign in or Register. Other Answers (2) |