>>16474007From the Wettin monarchs over Bulgaria, Denmark, Britain, Belgium, Poland; to the Oldenburg monarchs of Russia, Greece and Sweden; to the Hohenzollern Kings of Romania and Prussia; to the Habsburg Kings of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the monarchs of the Roman Empire I would say that we did in fact win for over a thousand years, the system that Charlemagne put in place a thousand years ago has conquered all of Europe, Europe already is our domain, and even with republics in place all over Europe Germany is still able to exert its influence to our neighbouring vassal states.
What were the world wars? British jealousy over Germany returning to its position as the main European power after the upheaval caused by the thirty years war and the french rebellion.
Not something a regional power on the eastern fringe of Europe would understand.