If instead of Hitler, someone like Wilhelm III took power around 1933 (which has been discussed here before), oversaw a gradual recovery from the depression, remilitarized Germany (albeit at a slower rate than Hitler), and crowned himself to end the Weimar Republic, would Germany have been the dominant power in Europe without a war?
How likely would the annexations from Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Lithuania be? Would they support Franco in the Spanish Civil War? Would Italy move in their direction following Ethiopia again? Or were these more specific to the Nazis?
Can an alternate Germany offer countries like Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Spain, and Portugal protection from Communists and Liberals in exchange for an alliance with Germany at the top? And how would Britain, France, and Russia react to such a development?
How likely would the annexations from Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Lithuania be? Would they support Franco in the Spanish Civil War? Would Italy move in their direction following Ethiopia again? Or were these more specific to the Nazis?
Can an alternate Germany offer countries like Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Spain, and Portugal protection from Communists and Liberals in exchange for an alliance with Germany at the top? And how would Britain, France, and Russia react to such a development?
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