Arms-race knock-on effects before World War II — What would the economic impact have been if the Naval… at 1:34:03

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Expansion by one navy drives construction elsewhere. A Japanese battleship program could push Soviet naval planning earlier, leave Germany further behind, and make Britain and France harder targets in the 1930s. Continuous programs might also expand testing and experimentation, although an early correction of the United States Navy's torpedo problems remains doubtful. Naval aircraft-engine research beginning around 1931 could leave Germany with more ground to recover when open rearmament began. More expenditure would still leave institutional problems unresolved, including the French Army's difficulties with radios. War could still follow, with different naval and industrial positions reshaping crises such as Abyssinia and the course of German rearmament.

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What would the economic impact have been if the Naval Treaties hadn't happened? Patreon Premier 1

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6 Jun 2024

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1:34:03-1:48:28

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1:34:03-1:37:19Japanese construction might prompt earlier Soviet battleship decisions and further construction by other powers.
1:34:54-1:35:51Germany's later naval rearmament could leave it further behind, while better American torpedo testing remains an explicitly doubtful possibility.
1:38:37-1:41:00Greater British strength at Alexandria, competing Italian naval expenditure, and gradual infrastructure investment could alter the Abyssinia crisis and later rearmament costs.
1:43:43-1:48:28Stronger Polish forces, Japanese fleet tradeoffs, and higher Italian and German rearmament costs could change the timing and alignment of war.
1:41:24-1:42:47Earlier naval engine research could widen the lead over Germany, while higher spending would leave some institutional weaknesses, including French Army radio problems.