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A rather silly scenario based on, of all things, a Family Guy gag where the Japanese "never gave up." Of course, their PoD (no nukes) is still to silly, so I went with something only slightly more realistic.

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In the late 1930s, the United States was more committed to isolationism, and never passed any embargoes against Japan. As a result, the Japanese focused on securing its continental holdings, never seriously contemplating an attack on the United States, and eventually entered into a war with the Soviet Union in 1942. With the Americans never having entered the war, though giving some supplies to the British, the Allies fared worse, particularly the Soviet Union. However, the Allies were still superior economically to the Axis, and managed to defeat the Axis. The Germans sued for peace after a successful coup against Hitler in 1945, and the Japanese asked for a ceasefire agreement after they were thrown out of Asia.

Not surprisingly, a cold war between the former Allies began as soon as the war ended. Unable to rely on American assistance, as American promises of aid against the Soviets were intentionally vague, Western Europe united further and earlier. The United States of Europe was founded in the 1960s, and is a British-dominated project. The Europeans fear that they are losing the Cold War, as the 1970s was an era that saw the rise of the Union of Arab Republics and the fall of formerly pro-European South Africa to the communist African National Congress. This has drawn Europe and America closer, though America is still far from committed to Europe's crusade against communism.

The Soviets are starting to feel the pains of an overstretched empire. The Chinese tail is beginning to wag the Soviet dog, aided by liberalizing economic reforms and their massive population, and there are numerous talks between Chinese and American diplomats that concern Moscow. Eastern Europe is starting to become restless, and the rise of the UAR is damaging the Soviet Union's past ties in Africa and the Middle East. The People's Union of South Africa broke from the Soviet sphere in 1980, breaking apart many African communist groups between pro-Soviet and pro-South African factions.

The Union of Arab Republics has been expanding throughout the 1970s, and is widely considered the world's rising star. Its message of Arab nationalism and anti-Western, anti-communist ideology appeals to many in the Third World, and many fear that the UAR may take control of the majority of the world's oil reserves. Thus, both Europe and the Soviets are ensuring that their allies in the Middle East do not fall to a nationalist revolution. The UAR has made an alliance of convenience with the Empire of Japan, a state which it sees as a positive role model against the "global system of two." The Japanese, for their part, have cut themselves off from the outside world since the end of WWII, and their government propaganda teaches the people that the Japanese won the war. There are fears that the Japanese are teaching UAR scientists how to build atomic weapons.

The Americans remain neutral, content to have one of the most powerful economies on the planet without having to spend so much on a military-industrial complex. Of course, the Americans ensure that their sphere of influence, the Americas and the Philippines, are free of unwanted movements and states. Though they see the Europeans as overly jingoistic and interventionist, the American government and people support Europe's fight against communism and the UAR, figuring it's better them than us. As a result, a lot of American financial aid goes to Europe, bringing into question just how neutral the American giant would be in case of war.

Description
A rather silly scenario based on, of all things, a Family Guy gag where the Japanese "never gave up." Of course, their PoD (no nukes) is still to silly, so I went with something only slightly more realistic.

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In the late 1930s, the United States was more committed to isolationism, and never passed any embargoes against Japan. As a result, the Japanese focused on securing its continental holdings, never seriously contemplating an attack on the United States, and eventually entered into a war with the Soviet Union in 1942. With the Americans never having entered the war, though giving some supplies to the British, the Allies fared worse, particularly the Soviet Union. However, the Allies were still superior economically to the Axis, and managed to defeat the Axis. The Germans sued for peace after a successful coup against Hitler in 1945, and the Japanese asked for a ceasefire agreement after they were thrown out of Asia.

Not surprisingly, a cold war between the former Allies began as soon as the war ended. Unable to rely on American assistance, as American promises of aid against the Soviets were intentionally vague, Western Europe united further and earlier. The United States of Europe was founded in the 1960s, and is a British-dominated project. The Europeans fear that they are losing the Cold War, as the 1970s was an era that saw the rise of the Union of Arab Republics and the fall of formerly pro-European South Africa to the communist African National Congress. This has drawn Europe and America closer, though America is still far from committed to Europe's crusade against communism.

The Soviets are starting to feel the pains of an overstretched empire. The Chinese tail is beginning to wag the Soviet dog, aided by liberalizing economic reforms and their massive population, and there are numerous talks between Chinese and American diplomats that concern Moscow. Eastern Europe is starting to become restless, and the rise of the UAR is damaging the Soviet Union's past ties in Africa and the Middle East. The People's Union of South Africa broke from the Soviet sphere in 1980, breaking apart many African communist groups between pro-Soviet and pro-South African factions.

The Union of Arab Republics has been expanding throughout the 1970s, and is widely considered the world's rising star. Its message of Arab nationalism and anti-Western, anti-communist ideology appeals to many in the Third World, and many fear that the UAR may take control of the majority of the world's oil reserves. Thus, both Europe and the Soviets are ensuring that their allies in the Middle East do not fall to a nationalist revolution. The UAR has made an alliance of convenience with the Empire of Japan, a state which it sees as a positive role model against the "global system of two." The Japanese, for their part, have cut themselves off from the outside world since the end of WWII, and their government propaganda teaches the people that the Japanese won the war. There are fears that the Japanese are teaching UAR scientists how to build atomic weapons.

The Americans remain neutral, content to have one of the most powerful economies on the planet without having to spend so much on a military-industrial complex. Of course, the Americans ensure that their sphere of influence, the Americas and the Philippines, are free of unwanted movements and states. Though they see the Europeans as overly jingoistic and interventionist, the American government and people support Europe's fight against communism and the UAR, figuring it's better them than us. As a result, a lot of American financial aid goes to Europe, bringing into question just how neutral the American giant would be in case of war.