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^ (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)
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