Nov 08, 2017 on 14 august, japan issued an ultimatum to germany to remove its forces and surrender its territory in china and island possessions in the pacific. The attack on pearl harbor took place before a declaration of war by japan had been delivered to the united states. What would have happened to japan if germany won the war. To be honest, germany had a better trained army and superior arms. See more in this full interactive alternate history video, featuring honolulu museum of arts stephen salel discussing what the world look like if japan had won ww2.
Germany would have eliminated japan and there would have been massive annihilation of nonarians. On several occasions historical record show that hitler had no intention whatsoever of invading the united states. They freed themselves from an oppressive government. Five ways japan could have won world war ii the national.
In this alternate place, the rockies up to the atlantic is part of the greater nazi reich while the pacific coast is known as the japanese pacific states. On december 8, 1941, the united states congress declared war pub. Alright an actual cool book being translated into a visual. Just to think that if japan had won the war sends chills down my skin. Why did the japanese side with the germans in wwii. On the other hand, if the german grand strategy had been followed and carried out by germany and japan, we could, very possibly, have lost the war, and today be speaking german on the east coast and japanese on the west coast. The 3rd reich will be in control of everyones life. Japan had sent a message to their embassy in washington, but because of problems in decoding and typing out the very. Subsequently, britain went fascist following further poltical and economic reversals. But for the people fighting in those wars on the japanese and german side, they fought for better lives. The defeat of nazi germany resulted in an increased commitment to humanistic values, rule of.
It was originally stipulated that the attack should not commence until thirty minutes after japan had informed the u. New amazon show wonders what life would be like if germany won world war 2. About what the defeated japanese would have done if they had won world war ii. World war ii unit powerpoint kyrene school district. The nazis were defeated, and the allies stood victorious. If germany had won the war, there can be little doubt what would have. Germany was a larger force to be reckoned with than japan, especially when most of the war effort of america was against germany, not japan. German chancellor angela merkel and japans prime minister shinzo abe go. Amazon studios may actually have a new hit in their hands. The defeat of nazi germany resulted in an increased commitment to humanistic values, rule of law, morality and international convention. Why germany and japan are so different after world war ii.
Could imperial japan have won a war against nazi germany. It took three superpowers to stop germany and only one to stop japan. Although world war ii spanned six years, in 1945 the axis alliance suffered a devastating defeat. And when the central powers won the war a few years later, they didnt feel like the ottomans deserved their land back. Shaping american national identity from 1890 to 1945. In the first week of world war i japan proposed to the united kingdom, its ally since 1902, that japan would enter the war if it could take germanys pacific territories. Ii, 19411945 after victory, japan expected to eradicate european and american economic and military influence in asia quickly and establish itself as the political master of that continent. Likewise if japan hadnt attacked pearl harbor they might have won the warthe british and soviets were both much more concerned with fighting the germans than the japanese and there were no other significant powers in asia. In 1940, an oxford professor is invited to the 50th birthday celebration of john arthur, dictator of britain. Germany won respect by addressing its world war ii crimes. On the 1st of september 1939 nazi germany invaded poland.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. For the allies in world war two, the defeat of germany was their priority. If the axis were to have won wwii, nazi germany would have expanded throughout the entire land of europe as well as most of africa and asia, thus inheriting even more weaponry not that they needed it due to their already advanced weaponry. Aug, 2015 germany won respect by addressing its world war ii crimes. Germany, austriahungary, ottoman empire and bulgaria are fighting british empire, france, usa, italy and japan. In this paper, an answer has been sought to the question to what. May 02, 2008 5 ways the axis could have won world war ii.
A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history and counterfactual history. Two days later great britain and france declared war on germany, and thus begun the second world war. World war ii set humanity on a path to our modern world. On 7 august 1914, the british government officially asked japan for assistance in destroying the raiders from the imperial german navy in and around chinese waters. With alexa davalos, luke kleintank, rufus sewell, rupert evans. A brief glance at japans postwar history reveals at least five factors which explain why, almost 70 years after the war, germany is surrounded by friendly allies and japan is not. Jul 27, 2017 the second world war if central powers had won ww1. A definitive book hypothesing how hitler could have won is war is still to be written without going into xfiles nonsense of nazi flying saucers. I know there are lots of talks about if germany won, or if the ussr made a more total defeat, or sea lions but i havent seen much discussion on if japan won the war.
In this scenario the ottoman empire capitulated to the entente powers in november 1918 and signed an official peace treaty with them. World war ii also known as the second world war, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to. Thats the premise of this wonderfully complex thriller ideal for. But then japan attacked the us, a country with something like 10x their industrial capacity. What if austriahungary empire and ottoman empire had fought ww2 into axis, after a german victory during world war 1. Well if you like anarcho syndicalism, and the idea of a communist japane. They learned the importance of peace and have avoided war ever sin. What if germany in 1914 would have focused on russia in the opening days of the conflict while keeping weaker forces in the west against france, would have n. Aug 28, 2012 no communist china or taiwan philippines under japanese control japan and germany would invade the ussr. German chancellor angela merkel and japan s prime minister shinzo abe go for a handshake during a welcoming ceremony.
Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia. After world war ii, germany was divided and occupied. Germany ignored the warning, prompting japans declaration of war on 23 august, followed by a second declaration of war against austriahungary on 25 august. Had they won wwii, their position would likely be even stronger. What wouldve happened if japan and the axis won world war ii.
This is perhaps the greatest historical what if of all time. The japanese empire also had numerous border conflicts with the soviet union. In short time it engulfed 3 continents, its participants came from every continent bar. Germanys spring offensive in 1918 broke the frenchbritish line and germany won world war i. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. New amazon show wonders what life would be like if.
It is hard to imagine the americans staying out of the war, but without pearl harbor, the massive commitment made by americans may not have been as strong until it was too late. Japan fought longer and harder against the americans the fighting beginning before dday, and ending after the war ended in europe, the war with them was more costly for america financially and in manpower than the war in europe was. Jan 20, 2017 see more in this full interactive alternate history video, featuring honolulu museum of arts stephen salel discussing what the world look like if japan had won ww2. Even though they eventually succumbed to the allies, japan is still one of the worlds dominant nations today. The biggest and most deadly conflict in out planets history. Numerous examples exist in several languages worldwide. Jul 04, 2012 likewise if japan hadnt attacked pearl harbor they might have won the war the british and soviets were both much more concerned with fighting the germans than the japanese and there were no other significant powers in asia. The term pax germanica, latin for german peace, is sometimes used for this theoretical. After the attack, president roosevelt asks congress to declare war on japan. I am assuming that russia maintains their alliance with germany and japan throughout the war. The man in the high castle tv series 20152019 imdb. Now lets say the nazis and the japan took world war ii to a whole new war. Alternate history what if japan had won world war ii.
Map by morgan hauser via wikimedia what if hitler and the nazis had won world war ii. While i havent studied world war ii in many years, i think the germans would have likely won, simply based off of advanced military. While 50 shades of grey receives big movie deals, this story sticks to amazon viewership television. Germany was so extraordinarily successful in the first two years that hitler came close to realizing his aim of establishing hegemony in europe. In august 1914 at the outbreak of world war i, japan, deciding to honor the terms of its 1902 alliance with great britain, declared war on germany despite deep misgivings among many in the. I get this question asked a lot and my answer to this is very simple. Japan ended the war by surrender after the nuclear bombings. Aug 05, 2015 what if germany in 1914 would have focused on russia in the opening days of the conflict while keeping weaker forces in the west against france, would have n. Sep 11, 2017 after world war ii, germany was divided and occupied. Japans littleknown, but significant, role in world war i. Germany was working on such technology to develope the bomb, japan was not. After all, the british and american bombing campaign in itself did not win the war. Did nazi germany ever stand a chance of winning ww2.
Well if you like anarcho syndicalism, and the idea of a communist japanese equivalent to the soviet union, you. Mar 15, 2007 it took three superpowers to stop germany and only one to stop japan. From what i understand, the japanese empire actually had a better chance of winning, and perhaps. Germany s spring offensive in 1918 broke the frenchbritish line and germany won world war i. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading axis power. In a dystopian america dominated by nazi germany and imperial japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes. Alternate history what if germany had won world war i. Pattons spaceship by john barnes part of the timeline wars series 1997. War in africa and europe the battle of stalingrad was a turning point in the war. Ultimately the allied forces won the war and the aggressors, germany and.
Mar 30, 2012 lets say that the allies have lost world war ii and the axis germany and japan won victoriously. Should they use the v2 rockets or survived long enough to develop a dirty bomb, japan would have to submit to germany. Japans leadership recognized the unfolding conflict in europe presented both a threat against and an opportunity to advance japans interests. Eventually, america began an economic embargo against japan, which japan viewed as a mortal threat to their empire and led directly to wwii, though that was after the tripartite alliance was signed. With amazons television viewership growing immensely, theres a. Most wars by their very nature tend to be morally ambiguous. Italy and japan never posed the same kind of threat as the european. It was formulated an hour after the infamy speech of president franklin d. America as the man in the high castle depicted it if the nazis and japanese won wwii. Japans main enemies, like germanys were america and the ussr.
Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won world war ii. World war ii was won in 1945 by the main allied powers, which consisted of the united states, great britain, china and the soviet union, that formed the primary alliance against the opposing axis alliance. It seems to me that if the germans had won the war, that they would have turned their attention to the japanese and waged war on them. Now germany is a world leader in building unity, and japan has turned to ultranationalism. Fdr and the emperor of japan sign peace treating recognizing japan controlling and dominating southeast asia. Germany and japan won world war two in an upcoming tv series. Occupation and rebuilding of germany and japan after the war. Alright an actual cool book being translated into a visual experience. Five ways japan could have won world war ii japan could never have crushed u. The man in the high castle takes place in 1962 in an america conquered and divided by the nazis and the japs. Mar 07, 2015 to revive markets for the export of u.
How would have been ww2 if central powers had won ww1. Reconciliation and development of identity after the second world war. So, how does japan have less of a chance than germany did. In 1940, an oxford professor is invited to the 50th birthday celebration of. In the first week of world war i japan proposed to the united kingdom, its ally since 1902, that japan would enter the war if it could take germany s pacific territories. No communist china or taiwan philippines under japanese control japan and germany would invade the ussr. Then germany and japan could secure favorable terms ensuring. In fact he had little to no interest in even taking the possessions of the british because he said an empire that cant be maintaine.
How hitler could have won world war ii is a nice read and can be interesting at times, particularly in the opening chapters, before falling sharply into mediocrity. But his triumphs were not part of a strategic conception that secured victory in the long run. Under the molotovribbentrop pact of august 1939, germany and the soviet union. Japan sent germany an ultimatum on 15 august 1914, which. A lot of historic material exists to support various theories about how the germans and the japanese could have won world war ii. It is difficult to say how the political landscape would have changed if japan had won wwii, especially if germany had still lost.
Hey yall so im not a frequent quest of post1900 forum, im more of a pre1900 kind of guy, but this thought just occurred to me. Japan avenging the 1905 war with russia with russia controlling islands. If japan and nazi germany won wwii, can you picture out what america would have looked like. Amazon studios has an interesting new pilot thats currently available to prime members called the man in the high castle based on the philip k. United states declaration of war on japan wikipedia. Russia was defeated in 1917 and there is a civil war. How germany and japan couldve won realclearhistory.
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