AHC- a non-European spark for WWI

[raharris1973]

Here’s the challenge: a flashpoint *outside* of Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, Middle East- so something beyond and overseas, is the event that activates the European alliance system, and coalition versus coalition warfare in Europe, and the world. And by WWI I mean the modern era, after 1871 only please.

 

[WolfBear]

Here you go, Rob:

https://www.the-sietch.com/index.php?threads/a-russo-ottoman-war-in-the-1920s-without-world-war-i.7214/#post-240402

 

[stevep]

I'm not sure it would become a full coalition warfare but the Fashoda_Incident explodes? Possibly Germany decides that a distracted France at war with Britain makes it a tempting target for an attack, or that it can attack Russia while France is distracted. Then the two conflicts get merged?

 

[WolfBear]

I'm not sure it would become a full coalition warfare but the Fashoda_Incident explodes? Possibly Germany decides that a distracted France at war with Britain makes it a tempting target for an attack, or that it can attack Russia while France is distracted. Then the two conflicts get merged?

It would make more sense to attack France first since that way France can't stab Germany in the back by attacking as it could if Germany goes East first.

 

[raharris1973]

The Fashoda incident could work a couple ways. Hindsight from WWI always attracts us, when we think of Britain at war with France or Russia, to think of Germany jumping on Britain's side, but in the second half of the 1890s until the Morocco crisis Germany often cooperated more with Russia and France, than with Britain.

Another way to spread from the Fashoda incident is Russia coming to France's aid against Britain, by assaulting Britain's interests in Persia.

 

[WolfBear]

Another Asian (specifically eastern Anatolian) PoD for WWI in the 1910s:

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