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WW1 doesn't really have a "good guys, bad guys" story that follows the battle lines and the Axis was actively bankrolled by major capitalists prior to WW2, along with Germany being given permission to grow their Navy, take over Czechoslovakia, etc.
You are correct that hate must be stamped out, but it must be remembered that the cause of WW2 was fundamentally that -- while there were substantial political differences between Germany and the western Allies which made their conflict inevitable -- the nazi infestation was left to fester like it was because there was a huge amount of ideological agreement between those two camps.
Quick, who said the following:
The Answer May Surprise You
Winston "Keep England White" ChurchillYes, he did also support the slogan "Keep England White"