Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

In fact, William II's worries were not unreasonable, especially after he saw the power of newspapers. An article in "International Connection" confirmed his worries. Because the investigative report is really too political and influential.

On June 27, when the world was paying attention to the Dutch Indonesian affairs, and when the world began to pay attention to Spain's Golden Snake Cobra military exercise in South America, it was preparing to open in July. How big will the scale be and where will it be? During the exercise there, an article in "International Connection" attracted the attention of many people around the world, including those who love football and those who love politics.

The article writes that according to scholars from a well-known British research institute, they have found a method that can accurately judge the attitude of the British towards neighboring countries or major powers, including the attitudes of Spain, the German Empire, France, and the United Kingdom. The criterion for this method is football, a favorite national sport in European countries.

It is reported that participants in the survey will be asked this question: If a game is held between these national teams, which team they prefer to win.

The article said that on the surface, this method seems a bit funny. But you must know that today’s sports, including football, have become very nationalized and sometimes have become political and patriotic with nationalism in various countries. No matter what those Olympic sports officials say that sports are above politics, sports competition reflects the competition between countries to a large extent. Likewise, there are feelings of favor and dislike. [

The surveys were held in the above-mentioned five countries in February and May of 1909. The article pointed out that through a two-stage survey, it can be found that the country closest to the UK is Spain. Moreover, 55% of the British people surveyed in February supported the Spanish team. In May, the situation changed dramatically, with the approval rating increasing to 68.

The article also wrote that what is interesting is that if Spain and France hold a football match, Spain will be the only country that has the opportunity to win the support of the majority of Korean fans, reaching 57, and France will get the remaining 43. In other imaginary situations, if Spain competes with the German Empire, the British will unanimously say that they will cheer for the Spanish team in the south. In February, 72% of Britons surveyed were prepared to support Spain. The German Empire received an approval rating of 28.

And if Russia competes with the German Empire, the fan value given by the British is 51 for Russia and 49 for the German Empire.

But there were some changes when the survey was conducted again in May, with support for the German Empire dropping to 23.5 and Spain rising to 76.5. However, if the German Empire played a football match against Russia, more than 60.6 Britons would support the German Empire, while support for the Russian team would be about a third lower at 39.4.

"International Connection" also pointed out that the situation in Western Europe is extraordinary, and the British attitude towards Russia under such circumstances is also quite interesting. The survey results show that this attitude is quite ambivalent. On the one hand, Spain is more popular in Britain than the German Empire, Russia, or even France. If there is a football match between France and Spain, nearly 60% of the British people are ready to support the Spanish team, while the support rate for the French team is only a little over 40%. However, if the French team and the German Empire held a football match, the French team would have almost absolute support.

Then if France competes with Russia, France's points will be amazing. France and Spain are exactly the same, but now the points are reversed, France just gets the majority.

The British attitude towards Germany was obvious and predictable. The article mentioned that in the ten years after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the British did not have a good impression of the French, which was well proved by the survey results. For example, a survey in May showed that if the French and Spanish teams held a match, 81.8 of potential British fans would support the Spanish team, while the support rate for the French team was only 18.2. In addition, once the German Empire and the French team hold a match, the possibility of the former gaining favor is quite low. The survey found that a large number of British fans are ready to support the French team.

In the match between the German Empire and Russia, the number of fans is surprising, because compared to the ratio of 51:49 in the match between France and the German Empire, in the match between the German Empire and France, the German Empire actually gained more fans than the British quasi-ally Russia. Reached 53

However, Tsarist Russia only got the number 47. It has to be said that this is a very astonishing number. At the same time, many people can also see something from it.

The article concluded by writing that Russia is not a particularly conspicuous country in British public consciousness. However, due to its backward agriculture and the leadership of Nicholas II, this country was seen as a negative force, which was different from the British's positive strategic needs. The proud British were dismissive of them.

The investigation also found that if the Russian team competes with a country that the British have a favorable impression of, such as Spain, then the British are ready to directly oppose the Russian team. However, if the Russian team competes with a country that is disliked by the British, Russia will lose in many cases.

The final conclusion is that in the minds of British people, the ranking from highest to lowest popularity is: Spain - France - Russia and the German Empire.

The reason is that Spain has a good industrial foundation, the same living environment and the same social system as the United Kingdom, and Spain, like the United Kingdom, is a country that pursues a relatively isolated and glorious policy. Many times, the British believe that Spain is actually British. Second, it means the British remake.

France, the British are very conflicted about it. France has always been a major player in Europe, while the United Kingdom pursues the goal of staying outside the European continent to prevent the overlord. It just so happens that after the fall of Spain and before the rise of the German Empire, France It has always been a serious problem for Britain. It is precisely because of this that France has been the biggest enemy in the eyes of the British for hundreds of years. Even after the rise of the German Empire, the French still occupied the second position as the main enemy in the hearts of the British. Based on this, when France and Spain competed, the latter naturally received far more support than the former.

The German Empire troubled the British. When it was still Prussia, the British began to form an alliance with Prussia and then became independent from Austria and escaped from the clutches. The British and Prussians were so affectionate at that time that even the former German The King of the Empire, Frederick III, the father of Wilhelm II and the former Crown Prince of Prussia, won the eldest daughter of Wilhelm II's mother, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, as his wife. The two parties formally concluded an alliance, and in 1871 When the German Empire was established in 2000, the British loudly cheered that Britain finally had a trustworthy ally in Europe. However, with the rise of William II, the grandson of Queen Victoria actually began to challenge Britain's traditional strengths, especially the ones that the British couldn't believe the most. It was accepted that the German Empire actually wanted to catch up with Britain in terms of ships at sea. This alarmed and angered the British, who believed that the German Empire wanted to replace Britain as the world's most powerful country. Therefore, the friendship between the two countries that had survived for hundreds of years became defensive.

However, despite this, the economic and military development of the German Empire still gained respect from the British and Europeans who believed that the strong should respect the strong. Therefore, although the German Empire is now considered the largest potential empire in the UK, as a strong one it still has the dignity that a strong one deserves.

Needless to say, Russia is extremely backward in the eyes of Western Europe. Agriculture and system have made Russia wear a layer of pajamas that cannot be seen inside. But it is a pity that the person wearing pajamas is not a woman but a wild wolf. A fierce man. Go out looking for food to satisfy your hunger. This is very conflicting with the British colonial policy, and Russia is more aggressive, because everyone around the world also knows that the Russians have no colonies, and as long as they are annexed, everything belongs to their territory. The British still have territories and colonies, and the calendar is more relaxed.

The means used here are naturally that Russia is darker and laundered. Because of this, the charm of Russia and the German Empire is naturally occupied by the German Empire, the world's second largest economy, the world's largest industrial power and one of the most developed countries. It won the hearts of the British because they came to know that although William II had a standardized life, he was also a Protestant outside the Catholic and Orthodox churches of the three major popes in Europe. Naturally, they also have folk ties, they...

It is such an article written by a football fan, but in a short period of time it was wildly reprinted by governments, major newspapers and broadcasters around the world. Suddenly, there was a wave of discussion about the cause, but not all of it was on this and the country. For example, in East Asia, public opinion surveys were conducted on Japan, China, and Russia, as well as Spain in the south and the United States in the east. [

In addition to East Asia, in the Americas, they are also conducting the first ever survey report on people's favorability in various American countries.

It is such an article that stirred up the people-to-people diplomacy of countries in various regions of the world. It also officially started to stir up the issues of favorability, trust and vigilance of countries around the world towards their neighbors, as well as the need for caution and vigilance.

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