The Industrial Revolution had not affected the global situation. The use of electricity had only just begun, and in the eyes of many at the time, its main purpose was little more than lighting.
High-power generators had only just appeared, and electricity had yet to be applied to industry. Influenced by Franz's butterfly effect, this Industrial Revolution had begun in Austria.
The protagonist of the original timeline had now been reduced to a dim shadow. Prussia, which had founded the German Empire, was still locked in a death struggle with the Russians, while the once swaggering American Empire was licking the wounds of its civil war.
After the United States split apart, its internal market could no longer sustain an industrial revolution. The horrific casualties of the war, the enormous pensions that came with them, and the internal conflicts among the states all constrained the federation's development.
The economic boom that had followed the American Civil War in the original timeline was now nowhere to be seen. The great powers were not charity workers; the four nations' joint intervention had come at a price.
After the war, British, French, and Austrian goods flooded the entire American continent. That was everyone's payment for this war.
Spain had fallen behind in the Industrial Revolution due to its internal conflicts, so it did not enjoy this benefit.
Moscow had entered a period of rapid development ever since Alexander II abolished serfdom. This second-largest city in Russia had become a thriving hub.
As the Russian Empire's second-largest industrial region, Moscow's number of workers had surpassed five hundred thousand. Its total population exceeded one million, making it Europe's fourth-most populous city.
Where there were many people, there were naturally many social conflicts. This gave the revolutionaries room to grow. The Tsarist Government's reforms had