@ABWorsham:
I wonder how a Germany ruled by the Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm would have faired had WWI been just a large Balkan Conflict?
I think quite well. The breakup of the Austrian-Hungary empire would probably have happened in which case I think Austria becomes very politically tied to Germany (perhaps it even becomes part of Germany). Either way (or even without Austria) Germany would be the economic leader of Europe by the mid 1950’s.