wolf_brother
Banned
Your challenge is to prevent the Great War - however, your POD must be after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
The major goal is to prevent German mobilization.
It was designed (intentionally or out of foolishness) to be unstoppable, and once it is completed the avenues of attack are also predetermined.
As had been said before, easiest way to do this is to prevent the Russian mobilization. That might not be enough, I am aware. But not reacting to a Russian mobilisation (given the outfit and size of the Russian army, also a partial mobilisation) by lighting the fuse would have been highly irresponsible.
You mean rather like to the Austrian mobilisation which made little sense at all? That would be highly unprofessional.
That will not be enough. Recent research tends to conclude that A-H was going to war even without a German blank cheque. You might need an active German diplomacy to restrain A-H.Would it be possible to get the the Germans not to offer their "blank cheque"?
That will not be enough. Recent research tends to conclude that A-H was going to war even without a German blank cheque. You might need an active German diplomacy to restrain A-H.
And for this you need a Wilhelm II actually knowing what he wants and sticking to it.