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Consider the effects of Roosevelt deciding to attack Japan first instead of Germany.

I believe this was an easier "sell" to the American public for several reasons.

1) Pearl Harbor. The biggest reason of all, to be sure, but look at the emotional impact of this. U-Boat warfare against shipping in the Atlantic doesn't carry nearly the same weight as bombs hitting American territory and slaughtering American personnel. Nazi aircraft carriers :rolleyes: never got close enough to American shores to drop bombs on major harbors.

2) The Bataan Death March. Thousands of American soldiers literally marched, beaten, tortured, starved, etc to death at the hands of their captors. Not to mention the fact that the Philippines were in American hands, making it technically American territory as well. Nazis didn't face American soldiers in any kind of force until the landings in North Africa in May of 1942.

3) Attacks on other American possessions. Guam Island and Wake Island come to mind here.

About when do you think the Empire of Japan would be defeated in a situation where we threw more against Japan than against the Nazis? What sort of long-term effects would this create globally? Looking for more than just "Soviet troops enter Paris by Christmas of 45."
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