Vote and explain why you think X country would have?
(Sorry if I missed a couple i.e. Switzerland, in my poll)
(Sorry if I missed a couple i.e. Switzerland, in my poll)
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Which Neutral Power could have helped the CP in WW1 the most?
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Italy with the Cps would go far. If you could somehow get the US to join, that would basically guarantee a CP win.
The United States. 
Kidding aside, if Switzerland allowed troop passage (after its leadership huffs lead paint for a good long while) would it change matters much?
Kidding aside, if Switzerland allowed troop passage (after its leadership huffs lead paint for a good long while) would it change matters much?
CP would lose faster in a long war with italy. 9/10 of Italian coal come from britian.
Besides the obvious answer of "The US", Italy breaking for the CP would be huge. Even just getting a division or two into Southern France would change the dynamic of the whole war. A second front (or hell, the threat of a southern front) would put France in a pretty pickle, not to mention it would turn the Mediterranean into a real mess.
Spain would likewise be a big get, but their ability to affect the Med wouldn't be as great as the Italians. After that, probably Sweden or Norway.
Spain would likewise be a big get, but their ability to affect the Med wouldn't be as great as the Italians. After that, probably Sweden or Norway.
US or Italy
I went for other, thinking of the US first. Not maybe as an active participant but as a neutral friendly to Germany that stops the British blockade working. Italy might work too, but Germany would need to be able to supply it with coal to replace Britain. Not sure the rail links across the Alps will suffice.
I went for other, thinking of the US first. Not maybe as an active participant but as a neutral friendly to Germany that stops the British blockade working. Italy might work too, but Germany would need to be able to supply it with coal to replace Britain. Not sure the rail links across the Alps will suffice.
I voted for Spain, as it would be easy to promise them Gibraltar and Pyrenaean regions. And, of course, force France to fight on two front, dividing its army.
Putting the obvious answer of "the United States of America" aside, having Italy in the early, mobile phaze of the war would be huge. However, that would pretty much require either pre-war PoD's or Italy joining in when France has already been defeated in the field by Germany.
Realistically Sweden was the most likely neutral to join on the CP's as a Russian Admiral almost attacked Sweden of his own accord. Having Romania and Greece could help too.
Realistically Sweden was the most likely neutral to join on the CP's as a Russian Admiral almost attacked Sweden of his own accord. Having Romania and Greece could help too.
Japhy
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Norway, or Sweden-Norway or however you want to set it up, in conjunction with a continued neutrality of Denmark more or less ensures the failure of the British blockade, which is rather impressive, if you can get them into the war.
As others have noted, actually getting more neutrals is better.
As others have noted, actually getting more neutrals is better.
Italy and the USA for initially neutral powers but of these options, Norway and Spain.
Did any of the Central Powers have enough coal to satisfy Italy's demand? That doesn't seem like that tall of an order.
IIRC Germany had a very large surplus in coal, but there is a limit in how much they can supply through Tyrol.
Anaxagoras
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Norway in the CP gives the High Seas Fleet a much more advantageous position. It would have been far more difficult for the Royal Navy to keep them pinned in port if they had all those fjords of Norway to hide in.