Shadow of Fashoda

[Emperor-of-New-Zealand]

But Austria-Hungary wasn't opposed to Germany and showed no signs of being anything but a loyal German ally. Plus Hungary would be far weaker then Austria-Hungary and Germany will practically be forced to occupy the Balkans just to enforce it's influence in the region while just propping up Austria-Hungary would be far easier in comparison.

THey wouldn't have to occupy anything if they propped up the nations born out of an Austro-Hungarian collapse.

How would annexing British colonies/dominions make Britain happy? And why would Britain be happy with having colonies that were so poor in OTL that by the second referendum Britain refused to take them back?

I think Eurofed's comparison was on a more modern day level, seeing as today Canada isn't part of Britain and all.

 

[Hawkeye]

THey wouldn't have to occupy anything if they propped up the nations born out of an Austro-Hungarian collapse.

Why would any successor state that wanted to get out of a German dominated empire want to be a puppet state of another German empire?

I think Eurofed's comparison was on a more modern day level, seeing as today Canada isn't part of Britain and all.

If its modern day then I doubt the US would annex anything north of the 49th.

 

[fortyseven]

Enough arguing! Just agree to disagree!

Any thoughts on the future?

 

[abc123]

Given that Hungary also already fought WWI, and won, this statement is incomprehensible.

Au contraire, they fought in WWI because they were a part of Austro- Hungary.
Compare that with Admiral Horty's politics towards Germany in WW2...

 

[abc123]

But Austria-Hungary wasn't opposed to Germany and showed no signs of being anything but a loyal German ally. Plus Hungary would be far weaker then Austria-Hungary and Germany will practically be forced to occupy the Balkans just to enforce it's influence in the region while just propping up Austria-Hungary would be far easier in comparison.

My thouths exactly.

 

[abc123]

Compare usefulness for USA of having a single great partner like European Union and a many small states in Europe.

Same with Germany and Austro- Hungary.