https://imgur.com/XUOGSHF
^ (map of the war during the crisis in question)
Question is basically, given the british obligation to join Japan if at war with 2 powers, what are britain's options and what are the their pros and cons?
Thanks again for your input
A brief timeline of events so far:
1912:
TR elected president of US
1913:
TR’s diplomatic intervention in Ireland
1914:
June -
Archduke assassinated
Home Rule Crisis in Ireland
Jully -
Attlee Government Collapses and elections called
Austria declares war on serbia
Germany sends Russia Ultimatum
August -
Germany declares on Russia
Germany declares on France
Germany declares on Belgium
Austria declares on Russia
Italy declares on France
Montenegro declares war on Austria
Montenegro declares war on Germany
United States Declare on Germany
Ottomans Close the Dardanelles
Serbia Declares War on Germany
France Declares War on Austria
United States Declares War on Austria
United States Declares War on Italy
Italy declares War on Russia
September -
British Elections Held
Britain remains neutral
1915:
Ottomans Declared on Russia
Rest of the Entente Declare war on Ottomans
Bulgaria Declares War on Serbia
Rest of the Entente Declare war on Bulgaria
1916:
War for Ireland's Independence Begins
1917:
Russian Empire Collapses
Greece declares war on central powers
Peace talks begin with russian bolshevik government
Japanese intervention in the far East
Japanese invasion of manchuria
Second Russo Japanese War
1918:
Russo-German Peace talks collapse
Russia Rejoins the War
United States and France Demand withdrawal of all japanese forces form Russia
United States and France Declare war of Japan
Japan calls on British Alliance
https://imgur.com/XUOGSHF
^ ( again map of the war during the crisis in question)
^ (map of the war during the crisis in question)
Question is basically, given the british obligation to join Japan if at war with 2 powers, what are britain's options and what are the their pros and cons?
Thanks again for your input
A brief timeline of events so far:
1912:
TR elected president of US
1913:
TR’s diplomatic intervention in Ireland
1914:
June -
Archduke assassinated
Home Rule Crisis in Ireland
Jully -
Attlee Government Collapses and elections called
Austria declares war on serbia
Germany sends Russia Ultimatum
August -
Germany declares on Russia
Germany declares on France
Germany declares on Belgium
Austria declares on Russia
Italy declares on France
Montenegro declares war on Austria
Montenegro declares war on Germany
United States Declare on Germany
Ottomans Close the Dardanelles
Serbia Declares War on Germany
France Declares War on Austria
United States Declares War on Austria
United States Declares War on Italy
Italy declares War on Russia
September -
British Elections Held
Britain remains neutral
1915:
Ottomans Declared on Russia
Rest of the Entente Declare war on Ottomans
Bulgaria Declares War on Serbia
Rest of the Entente Declare war on Bulgaria
1916:
War for Ireland's Independence Begins
1917:
Russian Empire Collapses
Greece declares war on central powers
Peace talks begin with russian bolshevik government
Japanese intervention in the far East
Japanese invasion of manchuria
Second Russo Japanese War
1918:
Russo-German Peace talks collapse
Russia Rejoins the War
United States and France Demand withdrawal of all japanese forces form Russia
United States and France Declare war of Japan
Japan calls on British Alliance
https://imgur.com/XUOGSHF
^ ( again map of the war during the crisis in question)