Different Allies in World War One

Rocano

Banned
Central Powers

Germany

Russia

Italy

Ottoman Empire

Russia

Bulgaria

Entente

France

Great Britain

Austria-Hungary

Serbia

Romania

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the Black Eagle alliance falls apart differently, with Austria leaving and Prussia/ Germany and Russia staying allies. in the late 19th century, pursuing of the Greater German Solution leads to Austria allying with France for protection, and Germany allies with Bulgaria, Italy, and the Ottomans as it did IOTL. Because of BUlgria in the CP Serbia and Romania join the Entente.

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the Black Eagle alliance falls apart differently, with Austria leaving and Prussia/ Germany and Russia staying allies. in the late 19th century, pursuing of the Greater German Solution leads to Austria allying with France for protection, and Germany allies with Bulgaria, Italy, and the Ottomans as it did IOTL. Because of BUlgria in the CP Serbia and Romania join the Entente.

voila.

Maybe Serbia, but not certainly for Romania. Until quite later after WW1 started IOTL, Romania was pretty much a sattelite of A-H.
 
Although it could well be a tough battle I think the odds would be with the German-Russian bloc. Even if, as I think would be likely, the Ottomans and Japan [depending on the POD time] would be on the Franco-British side. The two continental powers simply have too many forces and especially with Italy in their camp as well Austria is too exposed.

Steve
 
How about US, are they just gonna sit there while wars are fought all around them? Would US still join the British side of would they stay neutral?
 
Sit it out, if possible

How about US, are they just gonna sit there while wars are fought all around them? Would US still join the British side of would they stay neutral?

Just as in the historical Great War, I suspect the USA would try to sit the war out. The POD is likely far enough back to butterfly diffiernt politicians into Congress and the White House, so the positions of the politicians with regards to who they favor can't be determined. But the USA was an isolationist nation through most of its history, and would probably stay that way at first.

Now, if provoked, it could go either way, though I would guess the British would have an advantage in courting the USA. Britian can (and likely will) illeagally interdict American trade without killing anyone, whereas the Central Powers can't interdict American ships without U-Boats, assuming that the Royal Navy still rules the waves.

Japan has to be more careful in this one than in OTL. In OTL, Japan could snap up German colonies with little risk...even if the Entente had lost, there's little Germany could do to retake the colonies by force without a much more massive build-up than anything anyone but the USA could manage.

In this timeline, if Japan enters on the side of the Entente, and the Entente looses fast, Russia may well eject Japan from the mainland, or at least force Japan into a weaker position for Russo-Japanese war II. Both sides expected a short war, and a short war that put the rest of the Entente out of action would leave Japan dangling. Japanese experts would probably not expect Austria-Hungary or France to fight on in the face of disaster to save Japan...and the victors might demand a stiff price from Japan for peace.

So--Japan has to be very careful. (And certainly doesn't get in on the side of the Central Powers unless the Entente is seriously coming apart....Japan is too vulnerable to the Royal Navy....and Britian has bases in the area.
 
Would Britian still be in the entente if Russia wasn't. The fact that Russia was bordering so much of our empire at the time was a big motivation for us to get along with them and join the entente. So if Russia is CP and the German navy is still growing then there isn't much motivation for Britian to prop up France.
 
I don't really see Russia and the Ottoman Empire being on the same side, the Russians are going to be an ally that the Turks have to keep at arms length. And of course there is also the Italians to worry about. As the Ottomans I would worry about how long I would survive my allies after we've defeated our enemies.
 
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