The defeat for France I have in mind has Germany getting lucky and seizing Paris while AH captures a Russian Army and overruns Serbia, with Italy and the Ottoman Empire staying neutral, Belgium completely occupied, the BEF mauled, and the war over by the early-mid Fall.
The victory for France is OTL.
Which option would have done more to weaken France as a Great Power (and all it entails economically [manufacturing, agriculture, finance, the works], militarily, culturally, willingness and ability to assert itself), contract its empire (in the short and long run), and reduce its living standards?
The victory for France is OTL.
Which option would have done more to weaken France as a Great Power (and all it entails economically [manufacturing, agriculture, finance, the works], militarily, culturally, willingness and ability to assert itself), contract its empire (in the short and long run), and reduce its living standards?