That wouldn't happen unless Germany has say, Frederick III, German Emperor for *decades*. The German Empire's pursuit of a naval arms race despite logic dictating that didn't really make sense (it certainly did them no good in World War I) created an arms race on par with that of the Cold War that did more to make World War I a big coalition conflict than anything else did. Britain's actions were motivated by the reality also that Germany was the biggest and strongest Power in Europe before 1914 and its hegemony would not have been a friendly one for the British.
Germany also had no chance to win World War I in any serious sense because its military plan adopted in the 1890s guaranteed an invasion of Belgium, whose neutrality in theory was to be protected by everyone in Europe. Essentially World War I was a scenario where Failure Is The Only Option for everyone involved. The really interesting question would be what if the Ottomans never got involved as that would have all kinds of potential for the 20th Century (no Arab nationalism along with no Islamism would be just the start).
Essentially the Germans would be defeated with or without Britain, as their plan would draw in the British no matter what, where if they have a different Emperor than Wilhelm II that's not the kind of Germany that would start World War I in 1914 in the first place.
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Date: 29/11/10 21:52 (UTC)Germany also had no chance to win World War I in any serious sense because its military plan adopted in the 1890s guaranteed an invasion of Belgium, whose neutrality in theory was to be protected by everyone in Europe. Essentially World War I was a scenario where Failure Is The Only Option for everyone involved. The really interesting question would be what if the Ottomans never got involved as that would have all kinds of potential for the 20th Century (no Arab nationalism along with no Islamism would be just the start).
Essentially the Germans would be defeated with or without Britain, as their plan would draw in the British no matter what, where if they have a different Emperor than Wilhelm II that's not the kind of Germany that would start World War I in 1914 in the first place.