If WWI started between 1882 and 1908 (or later if Abdul Hamid stayed in power) would he have declared for a side, assuming nobody attacked the Ottomans first?
why or why not?
why or why not?
If WWI started between 1882 and 1908 (or later if Abdul Hamid stayed in power) would he have declared for a side, assuming nobody attacked the Ottomans first?
why or why not?
Abdul Hamid did his best to keep the Ottomans out of wars. Him remaing on the throne has butterflies, like the Italian-Turkish War, Balkan Wars. Odds are he would use the British against the Italians like he did with the Russians and British overal.
Let say that the Ottomans don't fight both wars due to his foreign policies. There is also no Balkan Wars. And there would be a different WWI.
WWI was a war of choice for the Ottomans, but the previous two were not.
Staying out of the Italian War and Balkan War is a tougher problem because the Italians cornered the Ottomans. And the Balkan League just up and decided to do a surprise attack. So is Abdul Hamid going to avoid this by swallowing any ultimatum the Italians send them with a smile? Or by somehow manipulating Europeans to oppose Italian ambition?
It's not quite the WW1 with your POD. It might be a world war with France and Germany against each other.