What if Japan joined the Central Powers?

What if Japan joined the Central Powers?

Until the US intervention, Japan would probably have been able to overrun many British and French possessions in the area. If Japan had sided with the Central Powers, Germany would have been able to keep its few Asian and Pacific colonies a little longer until its defeat.

What if Japan didnt enter ww2?

At the most extreme, no attack on Pearl Harbor could have meant no US entering the war, no ships of soldiers pouring over the Atlantic, and no D-Day, all putting ‘victory in Europe’ in doubt. On the other side of the world, it could have meant no Pacific Theatre and no use of the atomic bomb.

Was Japan involved in ww2?

He took over at a time of rising democratic sentiment, but his country soon turned toward ultra-nationalism and militarism. During World War II (1939-45), Japan attacked nearly all of its Asian neighbors, allied itself with Nazi Germany and launched a surprise assault on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Would Japan be a good ally to the British Empire?

Well, tt depends on how much aid Japan is going to give to the British Empire in their greatest hour of need and how much concessions they could get out from their former ally. Imperial Britain and Japan once shared an alliance. Japan even fought on the side of the British during WW1.

What would have happened if the UK did not join WW2?

With the UK not joining the war on the Allied side with France, Poland and France would be quickly steamrolled by the Axis. The war in Africa would be quickly won with Italy’s and the UK’s colonies also quickly steamrolling France’s and possibly Belgium’s colonies.

What would Britain do if Japan annexed Indochina?

Its Army was still embroiled in the war in China. With aid from Japan, Britain probably wouldn’t complain if Japan annexed French Indochina (now in Vichy hands). Britain might even “offer” the Dutch East Indies to Japan in May 1940 when things got really desperate.

What countries did America join the Allies in WW2?

America joins with Mexico and other South American countries to form the AUOAC (American Union Of Allied Countries). The Attack on Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, USA by the Japanese forces. The Luftwaffe still imploy the Blitzkrieg method on the Netherlands and Belgium. France is still overrun quickly and a puppet government is set up.