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I'm puzzling out some things about WWI and WWII, and Germany winning either is quite implausible, but depending on the scenario, which world would be better? A mostly-wrecked-up Europe ruled by a German hegemony? Or the much faster war required for Hitler's victory due to Nazi economics with his ideology as the negative side?

Let's assume that the scenario for a German WWI victory is that 1914 passes without a crisis and Germany and the UK ally together against France and Russia, and for a good reason the Ottomans are neutral, and Germany creates a unified Europe after a nearly 3-year war.

The scenario for the WWII victory is that Halifax becomes PM and that without Western aid, as the US can't really do much in Europe without the UK, Stalin's USSR implodes, and Hitler creates his unified Europe there.

Which of these two scenarios would end up better, in the long run? Hegemony is never good for an area, it can stifle things. So...
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