japan, like most asians, are short sighted at the best of times > be japan, 1920s > suffering economic fallout from several failed military incursions into china, russia, and the pacific. > you have land, but its utterly useless without consumers > great depression takes away the consumers > japan needs to industrialize it's economy so it needs resources and specifically... oil. > japan decides to invade china to seize control of several areas that are rich in resources > during this adventure, japanese soldiers go full nigger and despite it being towards bugs, it still doesn't look good. > united states cuts off oil > japanese, who were famously resource strapped already, now have no oil to continue their genocide of the chinese. > reeeeee > invades most of the pacific in a lightning attack, and is able to effectively beat back the western powers that are already preoccupied elsewhere or are in no shape thanks to the great depression to fight back. > attacks america for cutting off it's oil. > beat america back for.... six months.  > united states then proceeds to genocide the japanese from each island they occupy in the pacific. > blockades the japanese home islands and conducts fire bombing operations that created new weather conditions known as firestorm/tornadoes. > use nuclear weapons because the alternative for japan would be living with russians and forced into commie blocs. tldr: japan acted like a bunch of retards and got put on a shortbus for it. it's likely the chicoms are going to do something equally nigger in the next 10 years.
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