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A question for the neglected side of the Greatest War...

So, for the sake of discussion lets assume the followig scenario:

The Great Depression comes mostly as per OTL, but instead of the Nazis, Germany winds up under a DNVP-type right-wing dictatorship. There are a couple of indecisive wars with the Soviets, but no real European War-and thus, no occupation of Indochina, and much less Japano-American friction.

Thus, the American government, not seeing much use in busying itself in the far corners of the globe when there's a perfectly good crisis back home, mainly leaves the Japanese alone (though the fortifications on the Phillipenes are improved). There isn't an embargo on oil, and the Japanese don't see a reason to go about a war with all of those scary Westerners with big navies and friends. Maybe throw in a discovery of the Manchurian oilfields and BAM! the focus is on China, which they believe as in OTL that victory is in sight.

So, with a Militarist government going on an all-out tear to conquer/puppetize China, how do their campaigns go? Do they succeed in taking over China? Or do they eventually fail?

My own opinions in a moment.
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