A broader counterfactual begins with Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, and the Commonwealth forming a coalition against Japan. Soviet Russia might join because it is already fighting Japan, while Germany and Italy could participate to display their power on the world stage. In the scenario, Japan would keep fighting, but its fleet would probably lose against the combined Royal Navy and United States Navy, especially with further partners added. This is a League-style response to aggression rather than a description of the historical alliances that emerged. The exercise tests how political motives could assemble an otherwise improbable maritime coalition.
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A League-style grand alliance against Japan
A second scenario combines Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, the Commonwealth, and perhaps the Soviet, German, and Italian states against Japanese aggression.