The economic crisis had erupted, and it was not only Prussia and Poland whose relations had deteriorated. As the source of this economic crisis, the British were the ones drawing the most hatred.
Dumping goods was one thing, but the problem was that they had dumped them into Europe. In this era, to understand international relations, one only needed to look at the European Continent; the rest of the world could be safely ignored.
Everyone had already been suffering from overcapacity, and British dumping directly ignited the crisis. There was no doubt that governments everywhere shifted the blame onto the British.
In Paris, patriots had once again taken to the streets in protest. This time, they were not protesting the government. They were calling on the public to boycott British goods and support domestic products.
The same scene played out in many European cities, and naturally, capitalists were pulling strings behind it. The British had seized their markets and already threatened their survival.
Governments had indeed raised tariffs, but the goods that had already flooded in could hardly be sent back, could they? No country lacked compradors, and before profit, people's integrity was always cheap.
Against the backdrop of massive dumping, Anglo-French relations deteriorated, Anglo-Austrian relations deteriorated, Anglo-Prussian relations deteriorated, Anglo-Belgian relations deteriorated...
If the British had been a continental power, they would have needed to worry about being beaten by everyone at once. But as a maritime empire, with the Royal Navy behind them, they feared nothing.
A united Europe was nothing but a dream. It was not only these countries whose relations had worsened. Due to trade conflicts, Prussian-Austrian relations deteriorated, Prussian-French relations deteriorated, Franco-Austrian relations deteriorated, Russo-Austrian relations deteriorated...
Simply put: in order to save themselves, everyone had fallen out with everyone else.
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