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Let's say the German Empire completely avoids WWI (doesn't really matter how), and the Berlin-Baghdad railroad is completed per schedule.

Would the subsequent Germanic-suzierany created by both the railroad and further economic ties between the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire eventually lead to complete german dominance of the oil market once it's discovered in large quantities in the Mid-East?

If so, what sort of effects could it cause for the global market?
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