Sanctions prevent militarist/ Fascist aggression

I know it is hard to see it being agreed but had full sanctions been applied to Japan in 1931 over Manchuria and Italy 1935 could they have bee nforced to back down?

Would this have prevented Nazi Germany from it aggression policy?
 
Nothing short of decisive military defeat would stop Nazi aggression. EDIT: as long as Hitler is in power.

However, it is not a new argument that greater Allied resolve during the Rhinelands or Treaty of Munich crises might have led to just such a decisive military defeat. At much lower cost.

Which doesn't mean a peaceful Europe necessarily--both Stalin and Mussolini have big ambitions.
 
However, it is not a new argument that greater Allied resolve during the Rhinelands or Treaty of Munich crises might have led to just such a decisive military defeat. At much lower cost.

Which doesn't mean a peaceful Europe necessarily--both Stalin and Mussolini have big ambitions.

Granted, but sanctions alone will not force Hitler to turn back. In his opinion he had much more to lose by backing down than going forward. And, BTW, he would probably realize that Allies are more determined so wouldn't provoke a crisis from which he couldn't emerge triumphant.
 
However, it is not a new argument that greater Allied resolve during the Rhinelands or Treaty of Munich crises might have led to just such a decisive military defeat. At much lower cost.

Which doesn't mean a peaceful Europe necessarily--both Stalin and Mussolini have big ambitions.

Now, you have also to realise there is a certain degree of Red Scare in it. Staline would have gobbled nations.. but only if he could. He was paranoid but was also more focused on building a New Natoon first, then more later. If.

he would attack only with excuses and if anything to gain.


I say, expect one day attacks on Finlands, maybe Poland. But no Red Europe as we know, unlesss a Big War stsrt...

China and around, though, maybe...
 
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