Or precipitate a world war; a civil war in the A-H is a too big event for the big power to remain outside it.
Unless it looks like AH is actually falling apart (big Hungarian victories) I think you are overestimating French aggressiveness.
Bruce
Or precipitate a world war; a civil war in the A-H is a too big event for the big power to remain outside it.
Guys, the OP is asking for a superpower Hapsburg Empire, not necessarily superpower Austria-Hungary. So perhaps there is a way for a Hapsburg to become an emperor of another power (Spain? Italy? Britain? Germany? Russia?) and than have his empire conquer Mackinder's heartland at some point down the line (potentially decades after the initial POD). Not saying this is easy, but it does open up more options than just superpower Austria-Hungary.
Unless it looks like AH is actually falling apart (big Hungarian victories) I think you are overestimating French aggressiveness.
Bruce
Well, if we can somehow get a Habsburg on the Russian throne, bang, you have most of the Heartland at one go.
Bruce
Until of course the revolution.![]()
It's certainly true that "Habsburg" and "competent ruler" are not words that often appear in the same sentence...
Bruce
It's certainly true that "Habsburg" and "competent ruler" are not words that often appear in the same sentence...
Bruce
Growth was there because they had more possibilities for trade. After WWI and creation of successor states, creation of new borders, new currencies brought also border taxes, protectionism etc.I don't know. Austria-Hungary enjoyed better economic growth than the successor states, and it was far less autocratic than Poland or Hungary...
I don't know. Austria-Hungary enjoyed better economic growth than the successor states, and it was far less autocratic than Poland or Hungary...
Growth was there because they had more possibilities for trade. After WWI and creation of successor states, creation of new borders, new currencies brought also border taxes, protectionism etc.
Well whole Europe was closing like that. But from other side, show mi a politician which is not a idiot.I'm not sure you disprove my point by arguing that the successor states were all led by idiots.