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Lots of combinations and permutations, I like to think that the nasty and evil would have been victims of their own evils no matter what anyone else did. In my mind, there are 4 particular turning points that would have fundamentally changed WWII.
1. If the Nazi's would not have invaded the Soviet, but rather just consolidated and integrated western Europe.
2. If the US trade embargo would not have caused the warped guys in Tokyo to think that they could defeat the US in the Pacific starting with Pearl Harbour. I also think had they had the courage of their convictions and pursued the second strike, the story might have been materially altered...albeit with the same ultimate outcome.
3. If the Nazis had resisted the temptation to declare war on the US after Pearl Harbour. The US would have focused its energy on defeating Japan, and might well have stopped there and not gone on to support England other than perhaps materially.
4. If Hitler had not allowed himself to be duped into attacking and trying to take Stalingrad, but rather would have focused on consolidating his gains with perhaps a focus encircling Moscow and holding a more defensive posture against the rather poor military leadership/tactics of the Soviets.
Dennis
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