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Assuming Germany, British Empire, France and Russia realize how devastating a war would be (given the number of people involved and the large industrial capabilities they could extrapolate from American Civil War), if they reach some sort of understanding and maybe co-opting USA and Japan, how long could Europe dominate the rest of the world, delaying decolonization?
Maybe they could co-opt USA by allowing free-trade zones for US in their colonies; also stopping arms races between the great powers and diverting the money spent there towards social welfare would go a long way to increasing the quality of life in Europe.
A big question mark is Russia, but I think with no WW1, and no threat of conflict with Germany and Japan, Russia can industrialize quicker, and be transformed into a modern constitutional monarchy.
Maybe they could co-opt USA by allowing free-trade zones for US in their colonies; also stopping arms races between the great powers and diverting the money spent there towards social welfare would go a long way to increasing the quality of life in Europe.
A big question mark is Russia, but I think with no WW1, and no threat of conflict with Germany and Japan, Russia can industrialize quicker, and be transformed into a modern constitutional monarchy.