Other countries with tens of millions of people can mobilize millions of troops. However, Spain, with a population of just over twenty million, can only mobilize a little over two million troops.
Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil's gaze shifted away from Spain and then focused on Italy, located in the center of the Mediterranean.
But soon, Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil shook his head again.
If the rejection of Spain was due to poor relations between Spain and the United Kingdom, coupled with the UK's reluctance to see the unification of the Iberian Peninsula, then the rejection of Italy was simply because Italy's strength was not formidable.
Even though Italy has a larger population, the consensus among European nations is that Spain is the stronger country.
Although Italy is also a great power, in a super war involving multiple great powers, Italy would be of little consequence.
