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𓀐 @mdXwLSXV: Was it a foregone conclusion that Japanese expansionism and their hunger for resources would lead them into attacking the Allied Powers and the United States? How strong were the voices in the government and military who were opposed to it? Why weren't they listened to? Even without hindsight surely they were already far too involved in the Chinese invasion to take the catastrophic risk of opening up the war elsewhere, they knew not to provoke the Soviets for example. I understand that France a…

You do realize that was after Japan invaded Indochina, joined the Axis, and established the strike south doctrine to invade the Philippines, right? That is to say, only after years of Japanese antagonism and refusal to negotiate.

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