Delvestius
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.. and how could they of been persuaded to align one way or another? This is something I never really looked into and would love to have an answer 
.. and how could they of been persuaded to align one way or another? This is something I never really looked into and would love to have an answer![]()
Basically, there was nothing for them to gain and everything to lose by joining either side. Joining Allies in 1941 would result in Istanbul being bombed and possibly overrun by Germans to no appreciable gain for them. Their army was a joke compared to the other contemporary forces and their economy entirely dependent on the UK, so joining Axis would result in economic ruin for Turkey, in addition to Eastern portions being occupied by the Soviets and the rest of the country bombed, to, again, non-appreciable gain. They basically demanded from both sides that any threat from their borders be removed in order to join the war. Allies were the first to meet this condition.
.. and how could they of been persuaded to align one way or another? This is something I never really looked into and would love to have an answer![]()
They basically demanded from both sides that any threat from their borders be removed in order to join the war. Allies were the first to meet this condition.