Not quite. The reason that Germans hated the other European countries is because Germany was forced to pay for the rebuilding of not only itself, but of every other European nation as well (not to mention they had one of the highest casualty rates in WWI). While the US had a huge boom in 20's, the German people suffered severe depression. Which is why, after WWII, rather than making Germany pay reparations, the United States actually shelled out its own cash to rebuild Germany instead of making Germany pay reparations. The point: hard handedness can often backfire, and sometimes restraint is the way to win.

What are we talking about again? h: