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  1. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Exactly, and the Entente was out of collateral somewhere around April according to most estimates I've seen. We actually have the British all government departments meeting from November of 1916 which explicitly spells this out. World War I was, ultimately, fundamentally Germany's to lose.
  2. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Blockade being a major one, as Germany was like the second or third largest trading partner of the United States in 1914. The Irish and Germans were always Pro-German anyway, but likewise there was growing concerns over the Entente actions endangering the economy; unsecured loans risked pulling...
  3. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    I don't and the public opinion was pretty firmly against it by this point. It's forgotten nowadays, but there was serious issues with the Entente at this time too, it's just the Germans shooting themselves in the foot really screwed them over.
  4. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Germany refusing to do USW is really all that is needed. We'd get a peace deal by the Summer of 1917 that mildly favors the Central Powers, although the Ottomans probably get screwed. I could see the Tsar being forced to abdicate, with Michael taking the throne as a Constitutional Monarch in...
  5. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Wilson had already laid the framework for exactly that in November; the Fed issued a note that non-collateral supported loans could no longer be issued and the Entente was due to run out of that in months. USW at the last second snatched ultimate victory away, as it forced the U.S. to rescind...
  6. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    I don't have a copy of it yet, but I've been hearing excellent reviews of The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916-1917 by Philip Zelikow, which details the serious effort(s) in late 1916 and early 1917-led by the United States-to achieve a peace settlement between...
  7. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Personally not a Monarchist, but I have a deep respect and admiration for both the Kaiser and Tsar of this era so their ultimate fates always leave me somewhat upset. The 1916 effort to achieve a status quo antebellum between the two is another interesting PoD I think.
  8. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Overall, avoiding World War I in some way and trying to ensure decent relations between Germany and Russia would be my goal.
  9. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    My understanding was this thread entailed us being able to change whatever we wanted?
  10. History Learner

    You can cumulatively alter three events in 20th century European history; which events do you alter?

    Ideally I'd have Russia and Germany come to an understanding on the basis of the Bjorko Treaty and we avoid World War I as we know it in favor of localized Great Power wars, with Tsarist Russia giving the Ottomans the boot sometime in the 1910s and Japan in the 1920s. Germany, meanwhile, deals...
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