In this branch France is weakened and Russia is likely forced out, leaving Britain to prepare for another confrontation from a worse strategic position. The Royal Navy would have to build a much stronger Channel force. A later war could combine First World War levels of operational inexperience with technology closer to that of the Second World War. The immediate peace is therefore a postponement with potentially greater later costs.
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Neutrality postpones the larger war
Avoiding the 1914 battle does not remove naval rivalry; it may shift the decisive conflict into the 1920s with larger fleets and more mature weapons.