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Could the Anglo-Japanese Alliance survive after World War I?

The alliance might have survived an immediate postwar renewal, although its longer-term durability remained doubtful.

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Question

Could the Anglo-Japanese Alliance realistically have continued after World War I?

Short answer

Probably in the short term, but medium- and long-term continuation would have faced greater difficulty.

Notes

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance could probably have been extended for a short period after World War I. Its medium- and long-term survival would have been much less certain. The source passage does not identify the pressures that would have weakened the arrangement, so the judgment remains broad. Short-term renewal and durable cooperation were separate questions.