(Put this in the Before 1900-Forum to make early POD's possible.
Inspired by the recent 'Unbeatable Alliance' thread, I ask you all the question of what would happen in the case of Germany, Britain and Russia allying with each other. I know this sounds implausible, which it is, as Britain was forced to choose IOTL between German naval agression and quarrels with the Russians in Central Asia. Yet, let's imagine that for some reason, this does happen.
The questions I ask are:
- What is the most probable POD for this? I had thought of a German-Russian alliance in 1878, much like Onkel Willie described in his 'Twin Eagles And the Lion' TL, and adding to that a Fashoda crisis (Britain realizes that France is in trouble already and decides to try to get as much as they can, France draws the line somewhere, tensions rise and an incident spirals everything out of control and sees Britain declaring war on France) or something similar, but there might be other options.
- Is this alliance truly unbeatable? We could attempt to get the USA on the other side, as well as a militarized China. Maybe that would make the war tougher for this alliance, although I'm sure that eventually, they would stand victorious.
So, what are your ideas?