Suppose that the Trent Affair had escalated into Britain supporting the Confederates. The French were never really buddies with the British (they didn't get into an alliance until 1904, even though they both didn't like Imperial Germany). Russia wasn't much of a buddy with the British as they wanted Constantinople, access to the Med and liberating the Balkans while doing so which the British didn't want. They might seize this moment of British weakness to attack the Ottomans again. I suppose the war could escalate further. Perhaps the Italians could join in return for French approval for Italian unification. The Prussians will likely be in whatever alliance the Austrians are not in.
Plenty of room for a world war if the governments involved think they can win and are willing to let it happen.
I don't know if these ramblings make any sense (or if they are ASB, admittedly, this time period isn't my area of expertise) but if they do, I'd like to flesh it out into a TL
Plenty of room for a world war if the governments involved think they can win and are willing to let it happen.
I don't know if these ramblings make any sense (or if they are ASB, admittedly, this time period isn't my area of expertise) but if they do, I'd like to flesh it out into a TL