I know that the race to invade Norway at the opening stages of World War II were close. I was wondering what the outcome of the war would be if Hitler had been a little more timely in his invasion of Norway before the Allies?
the fact that the british invaded a neutral did cool their relations with the US considerable. the us might even enter the war on the side of the european allies when japan attacks pearl harbour, so britain might escape that humiliating peace they got in 1941 since the flow of american arms and credit never stopped.
For all of his other faults, I couldn't see Hitler declaring a needless war on the United States. That would be completely unnecessary.
I also wonder what would have happened to Churchill. The whole Norway thing was his idea and very quickly everybody was calling it Gallipoli the Sequel. It completely sank his career and before long he was retired and living in Canada.
Could Hitler declare war on the USA expecting Japan to reciprocally invade the USSR from the east?