Last time, I made a thread about completely eviscerating the British empire and leaving it utterly in ruins. So, the same vein, can we do this to the French Empire? The conditions for what constitutes a screw are mostly the same as in the Britain thread, but lets recap anyway:
1. Loss of all colonies/overseas territories, and many chunks of the mainland like Brittany for example
2. Massively reduced military
3. Lot's of reparations
4. National and international prestige irreversibly damaged
5. Political, economic and military power projection beyond it's immediate area severely limited if not outright gone
6. Vassalized, puppetized, or dominated by another power. Ceases to have it's own sphere of influence
The pod I'll set is after 1800. Though, bonus points if it can be done after 1900. I imagine this will be easier than with Britain, because France is less geographically secure. I'm guessing a way to do this would be a join Anglo - German invasion of France, but how to do that is beyond me.
Maybe a world war following a victorious Napoleonic wars could do it? The other great powers of Europe would then have a valid reason to dogpile France.
1. Loss of all colonies/overseas territories, and many chunks of the mainland like Brittany for example
2. Massively reduced military
3. Lot's of reparations
4. National and international prestige irreversibly damaged
5. Political, economic and military power projection beyond it's immediate area severely limited if not outright gone
6. Vassalized, puppetized, or dominated by another power. Ceases to have it's own sphere of influence
The pod I'll set is after 1800. Though, bonus points if it can be done after 1900. I imagine this will be easier than with Britain, because France is less geographically secure. I'm guessing a way to do this would be a join Anglo - German invasion of France, but how to do that is beyond me.
Maybe a world war following a victorious Napoleonic wars could do it? The other great powers of Europe would then have a valid reason to dogpile France.