That WW1 took place is the greatest catastrophy of the 20th century, but is Germany losing WW1 the second?
Because if Germany wins WW1 then there:
Is most likely no Communism since the Germans will not tolerate the Bolsheviks since they will be perceived as a threat. This means that Communism doesnt spread around the globe. As a result around 100 million people are spared their slaughter by Communist dictatorships.
Is most likely no National Socialism. Hitler would not have gotten the shock of a German surrender so there would have been no motivation of going into politics and even if he had entered politics he would never have gotten to the top. This means there is no Holocaust and around 20 million people are spared their slaughter by the National Socialist dictatorship.
Is most likely no WW2. A German dominated Europe from 1918 onwards would have made another World War very unlikely. This means that there is no WW2 - or at worst a greatly reduced WW2- and around 50 million people are spared their violent deaths in the war.
So for the period 1918-1948 a German win in WW1 would have prevented the death of some 100 million people and prevented the destruction of countles cities, villages, houses, factories ect As a result the world - or at least Europe would be much wealthier and the world would most likely be more stable and more peacefull than today.
Thoughts?