OTL France and Russia allied against Germany and Austria.
What if France and Austria aligned in the 19th century against Russia and Germany?
Without easy access to French capital, how much weaker would Russia be?
Would this have positive knock-on effects for the Austrians? Might the French help to finance their industrial growth here?
Could the Ottomans perhaps end up as a natural extension of this Franco-Austrian bloc?
What if France and Austria aligned in the 19th century against Russia and Germany?
Without easy access to French capital, how much weaker would Russia be?
Would this have positive knock-on effects for the Austrians? Might the French help to finance their industrial growth here?
Could the Ottomans perhaps end up as a natural extension of this Franco-Austrian bloc?