AHC: Britain vs. France in WWI

The challenge here is simple... create a scenario in which Britain and France would be on opposing sides in WWI. Bonus if you explain each respective alliance.
No Fashoda War please, make it creative.

Have WW1 take place much later then it did.

Have Austria Hungry have collapsed by then.

Be looking at a situation where an aggressive France/Russia might take a big chunk out of Germany.

Also, ASB.

Very easy. Wilhelm decides not to directly antagonize Britain through starting an unwinnable naval race. No war over Fashoda, but continued border disputes between the two main powers in Africa leads Britain and Germany, who were close IOTL for a while, to formally ally against France and Russia (Britain's main foreign policy enemy in the 19th century).

Masky said:

The challenge here is simple... create a scenario in which Britain and France would be on opposing sides in WWI. Bonus if you explain each respective alliance.
No Fashoda War please, make it creative.

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Male Rising, anyone???

Masky said:

No Fashoda War please, make it creative.

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oh well... still easy - a short "dogger bank" war between russia and great britain followed by british help during the agadir crisis against russias main ally, france. the stage is set.