redlightning
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What if the United States solely focuses on defeating Japan during World War II and no nation of Europe?
your possible point of divergence in the Paney Incident, but something more serious or costly in American lives. That is 1937, so it predates World War II, but as such a war would almost certainly still be going on in 1939, you could thus have a World War II in the Pacific between the Americans and Japanese without the European colonial powers being involved.
Once the Germans start conquering Europe than I can't see the Americans ignoring the vital strategic necessity of dealing with Nazi Germany.
Since a earlier Pacific war accelerates US military mobilization, at least in several critical sectors, I'd see it actually bringing earlier & stronger US participation in a European war
About GB I would fully agree with you.The problem NoMommsen with your time line is that a southern strategy must involve GB/DEI/FIC or you don't get the oil and other goodies...
Absolutly agree with you on that, esp. since Japan would have "betrayed" Antikomintern-Pakt.(and persuading Italy/German generals that joining Japan might be stupid !)
Probably (most likely) true on terms of reason ... beside germany was lead by an often very unreasonable mad man.With the W allies all fighting together they will end up working under some form of LL/US loans/subsidy so the rearmament for Europe will end up much more effective as a result and the Germans might realise that fighting west would be unwinnable ?
About FIC ... yes, should be planned for by japan too, but perhaps on a later stage. As long as not directly attacking France may stay out of the fighting. Then perhaps go for it after the Phillipines and Malaya have been secured, what would be after the first attack and landing mainly a war on the ground.
The problem is how do they trade past RN CA/CL/DDs ? not to mention that a lot of it is joint GB owned or shipped to start with.. (Anglo Dutch Shell etc)About DEI ... trying to exploit traditional dutch neutrality but keep on buying every ounce of oil and rubber they got ... and leave it for later ... ?
About all the other things you said :
I have to commit, that I am quite a noob on south-east asia as a whole and esp. on the development of military air-, naval- und landpower in that region.
Probably (most likely) true on terms of reason ... beside germany was lead by an often very unreasonable mad man.
However, GB and maybe France also tied up in a pacific war before the full occupation of Czechia and the polish campaign or at least the polish campaign ... could perhaps butterfly something there![]()
They can focus wherever they choose, but are you suggesting the United States ignores the Dec 11, 1941 German-Italian declaration of war?What if the United States solely focuses on defeating Japan during World War II and no nation of Europe?