AHC: Franco-German alliance

Guys, if you want to discuss my map, that's fine, but do it in the map thread. It was just something that I created on a whim. The chances of the militant nationalist radical republicans carrying the day in in France, Germany, and Italy in 1848 are pretty low. It's possible, for sure, but not probable; the démoc-socs, Donnersberg, and Italian republicans simply didn't have the widespread support that is necessary for governance. I could go on about the subject, but we've hijacked Shtudmuffin's thread enough as is.

Back to the OP, there's certainly a possibility to remove Bismarck. Of course there's the OTL assassination attempt, but I want to go back further than that. Bismarck attempted top integrate himself into the Hohenzollern court during the 1848 Revolutions, and, being a minor back-country noble, was promply told to pound sand. Thereafter he basically made it his life's goal to accumulate as much power as he could in the new Prussian state, starting of with his new conservative Association which brought the old Junkers into the new political order. But WI instead Bismarck is brought into the new Prussian government, supporting the modestly liberally Waldeck Chartre.. Until 1849 when Frederick Wilhelm IV dismissed the new parliament, throwing Bismarck out with the lot. Disgraced, he returns to his family estates at Schönhausen, never taking part in German politics again.
 
Avoid the Alsace-Lorraine thing. No WWI, *Fascist Russia biggest industrial and military power in Europe by 1950, gets all expansion-y in the middle and far east, Germany has moderated in the meantime and social democrats have come to dominate, decide to kiss and make up with French, who really dislike the notion of Russians on the Rhine. Toss in a *fascist Italy hungry for French colonies and Japan divviying up China with the Russians for extra fun...

Bruce

I can give you this with a post WW1 POD. Bwahaha.
 
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