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What's the largest size the Central Powers bloc could plausibly have attained during the war? Assuming we're starting with Germany and Austria-Hungary, and we still have the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria join in as IOTL, who else could the CPs have plausibly convinced to get on side during the course of the war?

And what if we push it further back - who could plausibly be convinced to join this bloc during the following periods, and under what conditions?
1904-1914
1898-1904
1894-1898
1884-1894
1879-1884
1871-1878

Which combination of factors leads us to the largest plausible CP?
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