[PGR88]

Indeed, WWII was just a continuum of what WWI started - namely the introduction of nihilism, atheism, Neo-marxism, and collectivism in Europe. It continues today.

[pepsi_junkie]

On both a political level and, as you say, a cultural one, WW2 was absolutely just the second chapter of WW1. They all took a pause to grow a new generation of young men to feed to the meat grinder and then it was right back at it fighting explicitly over grievances from the end of WW1.

In those 50 years, Europe began to end.

[Cronos]

Nihilism, atheism and collectivism were introduced during the French revolution.