Before revision: The World Wars forced the West to introspect on its application of its values to itself, as internal warfare and the rise of the Nazis within Europe, who openly opposed Western values, had greatly weakened it; after World War II and the start of the post-colonial era, global institutions such as the United Nations were founded with a basis in Western values.
After revision: The World wars forced the West to introspect on its application of its values to itself, as internal warfare and the rise of the Nazis within Europe, who openly opposed Western values, had greatly weakened it; after World War II and the start of the post-colonial era, global institutions such as the United Nations were founded with a basis in Western values.