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During World War I, Germany faced chaos, poverty, and social issues, but experienced an economic boom and regained hope when the National Socialists came to power. However, envy and fear from other nations led to World War II, the deadliest war in history. Germany suffered terror bombing by the British, and the Soviet Union committed atrocities against German civilians. The Allied forces, including Americans and British, engaged in looting, rape, and killing, while German prisoners of war were mistreated and many died from starvation and neglect. Men in American camps were forced to drink their own urine, and the International Red Cross's efforts were rejected. Eisenhower's program of mistreatment resulted in the deaths of at least 1.5 million German prisoners. Denazification became a cover for rape, torture, and death, and the Morgenthau plan aimed to destroy Germany completely, causing widespread suffering. The expulsion of Germans from Eastern Germany led to around 2 million deaths. The suffering of the German people was largely ignored, while Allied leaders and their actions were shielded from criticism. The true horrors of war cannot be justified or ignored.