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| Topic | How more longer would WW2 have lasted? |
| K181 05/29/20 2:28:15 PM #47: | The dynamic between the Nazis and Soviets were too opposite to each other to imagine that they wouldn't eventually fight, especially as they had a land border with the gobbling up of Poland. Nazis had already expanded like crazy to the Balkans and were putting pressure on Turkey to join the Axis, so if they hadn't invaded the Soviets in 1941 then the Germans would've assuredly pushed hard to get Ataturk on their side and made a move on the Middle East to try to cripple the British Empire (or moved through them against their will to do so). An Axis-aligned Turkey would've been an intolerable barrier to trade via Istanbul for the Soviets alone, and even if it wasn't a major move into Iraq and likely Iran following their taking of Egypt would've further encircled the Soviets. It probably would've lasted a while longer, but the eventuality of a German/Soviet War would've pulled the Nazis down. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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