This is one of the areas of history that I'm kind of weak on, so I've got a few questions. As the title says, why didn't the Austro-Prussian or Franco-Prussian wars erupt into world wars? It seems like everytime there is a war in Europe, all of the great powers get involved (Napoleonic Wars, WW1, WW2). Why are these two exceptions? I guess they could all write-off the Austro-Prussian one as an internal German thing. But why not the Frano-Prussian war? Did the great powers not have as many entangling alliances to pull them in or something?
Also, what might have happened if everyone does get pulled into one of these two wars? What might that look like? Who would be on which side and what would the results be?
Also, what might have happened if everyone does get pulled into one of these two wars? What might that look like? Who would be on which side and what would the results be?