What would have happened if the Japanese won?

A Japanese victory at Midway would have reopened the possibility of a Japanese invasion. If they won but Japan attacked Siberia, they would still have lost the east, and the Japanese would control the Western Pacific, China and Siberia.

What did America think of Japan during ww2?

Americans believe that Japan has atoned for its actions during WWII. But more than half of Americans, especially those 65 years of age and older, still believe, as they have since 1945, that the U.S. use of nuclear weapons to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified.

How did the US help Japan after WW2?

After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. In September, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur took charge of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP) and began the work of rebuilding Japan.

Could Japan really have won World War II?

Japan Really Could Have Won World War II. Here’s How. Here’s how. Key point: Political victory isn’t achieved through overt military dominance alone. Let’s face it. Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to the finish against the United States.

Could Japan have defeated the United States in the Pacific?

No amount of willpower or martial virtuosity can overcome too lopsided a disparity in numbers. Tokyo stared that plight in the face following Pearl Harbor. So Japan could never have crushed U.S. maritime forces in the Pacific and imposed terms on Washington.

When will the world be in peace after WW2?

So by 1948 when Germany capitulates (remember the USA has the bomb by 1945 but is unable to use it being so far away from Japan with the loss of Hawaii), the world would be in “peace”.

What would America look like if Japan invaded the United States?

Many historians have speculated how the U.S. would look. The Man in the High Castle, a novel depicting an alternative history, suggested that Japan would take the west coast (Washington, Oregon and California) as a puppet state. The Rocky Mountain States (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico) would be a neutral buffer zone]