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I'm placing this here because I'm assuming it requires a PoD before 1900.

What would it take for an alternate France to evolve as Germany did from the late 19th century, say 1871?

How could France be diplomatically isolated enough to anger enough parties that it will start a war that it gets blamed for much like Germany after WW1? And then stews with some form of a Versailles Treaty until revanchism leads to another war?

I'm assuming that France allies with at least Japan and at least more than one country in Europe.

Assuming France does everything it can, what's the best they can do in a World War against the United Kingdom and Germany at a minimum, with at least Italy and Japan on their side, and possibly Spain, Portugal, and possibly Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and/or Yugoslavia?
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