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WWII: The Price of EmpireIt took Hitler half a war to gain an empire But it would also take him half a war to lose one Japan also wound up growing and growing only to start to fall about halfway through the war.Restart available0The Rise and Fall of VersaillesFrench people are starving, but the aristocracy is too busy partying inside the palace of Versailles to take notice. Louis tries to make a difference, but every attempt at reform is blocked by his greedy relatives. As he drifts into depression and madness, Louis and his Queen attempt to stave off a revolution, pleading with the nobility to accept reform. But it is too late.

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