The US > Japan.Anytime between the signing of the Anglo japanese alliance and world war 1 . Had the us declared war on Japan for whatever reason would britian honor their alliance or abandon their ally for better relations with the U.S.
"Promise of support if either signatory becomes involved in war with more than one Power."
The USA is only one power and no one would help them, so Britain wouldn't even be breaking their treaty by throwing the Japanese under a bus.
No-one would help the USA? Why not?
"Promise of support if either signatory becomes involved in war with more than one Power."
The USA is only one power and no one would help them, so Britain wouldn't even be breaking their treaty by throwing the Japanese under a bus.
Probably why they had the two power clause. They knew that Japan would probably end up fighting either Russia or the US, but not any two powers at once.I cant find it but thought that GB had made it clear to Japan that it would not go to war v USA for any reason ?
Before mid 1920s, yes. Afterwards, no.
Seems a bit late a cut off date.
I mean as far back as the 1890s the British had given up on defending Canada against the USA (the Canadians drew up their own 'plan' to pre-emptively invade the USA without British assistance) and by the 1910s the Americans were rapidly building up their fleet. True the British had the edge in numbers and perhaps quality but they would need to keep half their fleet at home to keep the Germans or French from getting ideas so that is null.
Basically Britain wanted Japan to kick the Russians around, Japan achieved this goal and afterwards was a problem for Anglo American relations and possibly a spark that would lead to a war that the British had decided was too costly to consider fighting decades before.
Seems a bit late a cut off date.
I mean as far back as the 1890s the British had given up on defending Canada against the USA (the Canadians drew up their own 'plan' to pre-emptively invade the USA without British assistance) and by the 1910s the Americans were rapidly building up their fleet. True the British had the edge in numbers and perhaps quality but they would need to keep half their fleet at home to keep the Germans or French from getting ideas so that is null.
Basically Britain wanted Japan to kick the Russians around, Japan achieved this goal and afterwards was a problem for Anglo American relations and possibly a spark that would lead to a war that the British had decided was too costly to consider fighting decades before.