Plausibility Check: Polish Revolution leads to earlier World War

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Would Austria-Hungary get involved in the war if it did occure?

The whole goddamn alliance system, yeah.

Germany attacks Russia...
France then declares war because of her warranties with Russia...
Austria-Hungary declares war to support Germany...
Who tries to hit France, thus leading to Great Britain finding some excuse to get involved...
Germany, France and Britain then try to spend the first year bribing Italy and the Ottoman Empire, if neither is smart enough to stay neutral.

The whole system was designed to basically tumble down if so much as two great powers went at it post 1878 (even with the reversal of alliances and the fall of the Three Emperors' League). It was supposedly to "preserve the peace" - to be fair, in 1878, the word brinksmanship hadn't been coined yet ;) - it was merely "diplomatic gambles as usual"
 
The whole goddamn alliance system, yeah.

Germany attacks Russia...
France then declares war because of her warranties with Russia...
Austria-Hungary declares war to support Germany...
Who tries to hit France, thus leading to Great Britain finding some excuse to get involved...
Germany, France and Britain then try to spend the first year bribing Italy and the Ottoman Empire, if neither is smart enough to stay neutral.

The whole system was designed to basically tumble down if so much as two great powers went at it post 1878 (even with the reversal of alliances and the fall of the Three Emperors' League). It was supposedly to "preserve the peace" - to be fair, in 1878, the word brinksmanship hadn't been coined yet ;) - it was merely "diplomatic gambles as usual"

I'm not exactly sure Germany tries to 'hit France in this one. As this is before the Schlieffen Plan was adopted. They may just defend agaisnt the French in the West and concentrate on knocking the Russians out of the war.
 
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