Because of our reluctance to get involved in Europe. The United States foreign policy did not look like anything we have today. We were very isolationist. Which probably gave off the impression we were unwilling to fight.
Because of our reluctance to get involved in Europe. The United States foreign policy did not look like anything we have today. We were very isolationist. Which probably gave off the impression we were unwilling to fight.
SacrosanctFiend
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Why would the world be divided into a communist block? Germany was on Japan's side and if Japan won, Germany would have won.
Gibsons
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Logistics is the big thing. Germany couldn't get across the English Channel. Japan could send a few thou at the Phillipines, Guam, etc. but often couldn't keep them supplied. Moving a few million troops to take the U.S. and then supplying them is way more than they could hope to do.
Japan's 'winning' strategy might've been to avoid antagonizing the U.S. as much as possible and concentrate on all the Euro territories in SE Asia and the Pacific.
BoomerD
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A far more probable scenario to question is...
What if your aunt had balls?
Would she be your uncle?
The Japanese had no chance in hell of ever winning WWII. It was only pure laziness and complacency on the part of the US Fleet that they managed to pull off Pearl Harbor. Had the commanders at Pearl been told that the Jap fleet had disappeared...had the fleet been on a higher level of alert, had they actually acknowledged that the Japs COULD reach Pearl undetcted...and as such, had the fleet somewhere besides their moorings...things would have turned out MUCH differently.
What if your aunt had balls?
Would she be your uncle?
The Japanese had no chance in hell of ever winning WWII. It was only pure laziness and complacency on the part of the US Fleet that they managed to pull off Pearl Harbor. Had the commanders at Pearl been told that the Jap fleet had disappeared...had the fleet been on a higher level of alert, had they actually acknowledged that the Japs COULD reach Pearl undetcted...and as such, had the fleet somewhere besides their moorings...things would have turned out MUCH differently.
sdifox
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You got it backwards, it was because of the censorship on human private parts that gave birth to tentacle porn.
Assuming Japan didn't lose and actually got their Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, you would have a serious empire still in place and will start war again once they recovered/resupplied.
It was the string of victories against Russia and China that enboldened the imperialists. As long as they keep winning, they will keep fighting.
Carriers were also primary targets but fortunately they were doing naval exercises at the time. The japanese also forgot about some fuel tanks and some repair equipment too. Yamato wanted to go after the carriers after the attack but his superiors didn't let him.
SacrosanctFiend
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I don't know how many Japanese people you know, but blind obedience and fanaticism aren't terms I would apply. Also, it wasn't too long ago that Americans were expected to work for a single company their whole lives, and had a workaholic culture.
Let's see. Deragatory slang? Check. Baseless assumption? Check.
Again, you come off prejudice towards the Japanese.
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