Fashoda Incident

A timeline where the Fashoda Incident causes France to quicken their military build-up instead of pursuing better relations with Britain, which drives Britain into an alliance with Germany. One of my No Central Alliance timelines.

1898
In the wake of the Fashoda Incident, Germany proposes an alliance against France to Britain. Britain accepts, which causes France to also seek allies.

1899
Austria-Hungary proposes an alliance to France in the context of France seeking allies and France accepts. Meanwhile, Russia joins the Anglo-German alliance.

1900
Italy proposes a deal to France and Austria-Hungary: France and Austria-Hungary request time for consideration.
 * 1) France cedes Corsica and Austria-Hungary cedes South Tyrol.
 * 2) Italy gives them military access so that they can easily move troops between front lines in case of a major European war.

Meanwhile, Britain, Russia, and Germany sign a treaty in London creating the Triple Alliance.

1901
France and Austria-Hungary accept Italy's 1900 proposal. Meanwhile, the Ottoman Empire asks if he can join France and Austria-Hungary's alliance, so they agree and sign a treaty in Constantinople, creating the Triple Entente.

1902
Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania align themselves to the Triple Alliance to gain lands from Austria-Hungary. Then, Romania buys Bessarabia from Russia.

1905
The First Moroccan Crisis worsens Franco-German relations and the diplomatic situation of Europe as a whole. Morocco also aligns with the Triple Alliance as protection against France. Meanwhile, the Russo-Japanese War starts, so Britain and Germany provide financial and military aid to Russia.

1906
Russia wins the Russo-Japanese War as a result of the Anglo-German military and financial aid. Russia gains all Japanese territory in Korea, Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and the Central Pacific. Japan vows revenge on Russia and aligns with the Entente.

1909
The Balkan Crisis of 1909 happens when Austria annexes Bosnia. Russia and Serbia protest, but they back down when Britain and Germany express no interest in the matter, which would cause them to be one major power and one minor power fighting against two major powers, an unfavorable situation. France also expresses no interest in the crisis and Bulgaria aligns with the Triple Alliance due to being opposed to the Ottoman Empire, which is a member of the Entente.

1911
The Second Moroccan Crisis happens when France tries taking control of Morocco again in April 1911. Tensions flare and France attacks Morocco in June 1911, starting the First World War.

African front
French troops swept through Morocco, and by the end of August, the Allies were limited to defending their African colonies.

Balkan front
As soon as war was declared, Serbian, Montenegrin, and Bulgarian troops entered Ottoman territory. They were joined by Greece in July and Albanian rebels in August. By mid-October, the Ottomans had retreated to Anatolia and moved their capital to Ankara, ending the Balkan front in an Allied victory.

Central front
As soon as war was declared, German and Russian troops flooded into Austria-Hungary while also helping to defend the Balkan states. Despite losing Vienna, the Austro-Hungarian defence remained strong until November, when the Balkan states sent reinforcements from the Balkan front.

Western front
Germany defended Alsace-Lorraine and the Rhineland.

Eastern front
Japan and Russia had a lot of naval battles, but there was no clear winner until the end of the year, when Russia emerged victorious overall.

Middle Eastern front
Britain held the line against Ottoman troops.

Caucasian front
Russia occupied some Ottoman territory, but then the Caucasian front fell into stalemate.

African front
In March, Italy joined the war on the Allies and invaded Libya. However, due to French reinforcements, the Ottomans managed to hold Libya, so Italy had to settle for defending a beachhead, albeit a large beachhead.

Central front
Despite their best efforts, the Austro-Hungarians couldn't stop the Allied advance, and they surrendered in mid-April, ending the Central front in an Allied victory.

Western front
Germany continued defending Alsace-Lorraine and the Rhineland.

Southern front
Italy advanced into France and captured Marseilles.

Eastern front
Russia started gaining the upper hand in the seas off Japan, and planned an invasion for January 1913.

Middle Eastern front
Britain advanced into the Sinai Peninsula and Palestine due to the Ottomans relocating troops to Libya to fight against the Italians.

Caucasian front
The stalemate continued, despite the British advance in Palestine, but the Allies were planning to call the Arabs for help.

African front
Italy moves to occupy Libya when the Ottoman Empire surrenders.

Western front
Germany continued defending Alsace-Lorraine and the Rhineland and advanced a bit into France, capturing Nancy.

Southern front
Italy defended Italian-occupied France.

Eastern front
In January, Russia invaded Hokkaido, but only forced a Japanese retreat at the end of March. Then, in May, Russia invaded Ryukyu and Kyushu. By the end of September, Japanese forces had finally left, but the Russian invasion of Honshu had to be postponed due to riots against high casualties in the previous months.

Middle Eastern front
In March, the Arabian Kingdom invaded the Ottoman Middle East, ending the Middle Eastern front in an Allied victory. They were joined by Kurdish rebels who wanted their own country, Kurdistan, and who joined the Allies after meeting with Russian and Arabian troops.

Caucasian front
The Russians break through Ottoman lines when the Ottomans move troops to defend against Arabia. All of Anatolia falls and the Ottoman Empire surrenders as the Russian troops approach Ankara, ending the Caucasian front in an Allied victory.

African front
The Allies launched a great offensive against French troops in Africa. By the end of the year, all French troops had left Africa and Morocco was reestablished, ending the African front in an Allied victory.

Western front
Germany launched an offensive to push to Paris. French troops were moved back from the African front to defend against the German onslaught. By the end of the year, Paris was under siege and an Allied victory was certain.

Southern front
Italy launched an offensive to reach Bordeaux and faced mild resistance from troops rushing to the rapidly moving Western front to defend against German troops with Russian reinforcements. The Southern front ended in an Allied victory.

Eastern front
In April, Russia finally started the long-awaited invasion of Honshu. By the end of the year, Tokyo was under siege and an Allied victory was certain.

1915
France and Japan surrendered together in September.

Treaty of Potsdam (1916):

 * 1) French colonies in Africa are mostly ceded to Germany and Italy, but Britain gains French Madagacar and French Somaliland.
 * 2) French Indochina and the French Pacific Islands are ceded to Italy.
 * 3) All French land and maritime borders are to be demilitarized inland 100 km.
 * 4) France will be required to pay an indefinite sum of war reparations.
 * 5) France will be required to accept the blame for starting World War 1.
 * 6) The French armed forces will be reduced to:
 * 200,000 soldiers
 * No submarines
 * No air force, including naval air force
 * 10 battleships

Treaty of Konigsberg (1916):

 * 1) Austria-Hungary will cede Romanian ethnic lands to Romania.
 * 2) Austria-Hungary will cede German ethnic lands to Germany.
 * 3) Austria-Hungary will cede Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, and Bosnian ethnic lands to Serbia and Montenegro, who will unite to form Yugoslavia.
 * 4) Austria-Hungary will cede Polish and Ruthenian ethnic lands to Russia.
 * 5) Czechia and Slovakia will gain independence.
 * 6) The remainder of Austria-Hungary will gain independence as Hungary.
 * 7) Hungary will pay 1,000,000 British pounds in total reparations to the Allies.

Treaty of Munich (1916):

 * 1) Japan will be annexed by Russia.