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If Britain decided to make peace with Germany following the fall of France in 1940 and a general peace was established in Europe for at least the next few decades (Hitler either decides not to invade the Soviet Union or dies before he gets the chance), would Germany's economy be able to stay afloat with the indemnity from France and the economic exploitation of the rest of Europe they conquered, or would it collapse within a few years as a result of the instability caused by the rearmament program?
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