Modern-Day Germany is very much the opposite of Nazi-Germany. After the war Germany turned itself around and has become one of the safest and one of the most economically stable countries in the world. Germans believe the main cause of both world wars was a dangerous sense of patriotism and nationalism. Their fear of national pride is so severe that a German President was pressured to resign after expressing pride in the country. He stated that he was proud of Germany's low crime rate and stable economy, and the backlash was so severe he had no choice but to step down from office. Germany is a far cry from the fascist third reich it once was. This was a seriously hard time in GErmaan history due to the economic downfall and with this the German empire crumbled in a way