Lend lease was in full swing, and they were sanctioning the imperial Japanese.
Not really… Sanctions against Japan and Lend and lease were approved the same year we entered the war.
there was a glimmer of hope at the time that the problem could be resolved with political pressure.
I mean, that’s what both the Japanese and the Nazi were hoping for. That the rest of the world would settle for peace and allow them to keep their spoils.
Putting boots on the ground without trying anything else first is Bush doctrine level bullshit.
And when has appeasing fascist with political discourse ever worked? There’s a difference between standing up to literal fascist invading allies, and Bush’s “war on terror”, trying to conflate the two is pathetic.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Canada seemed to have it figured out.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
At that point in history Canada would have followed the British crown wherever it went. If Britain had sided with Hitler Canada would have been an axis power.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 day ago
No. The 1931 Statute of Westminster gave us full control over our foreign policy. The phrase “When Britain is at war, Canada is at war” was about the first world war, not the second.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
They were not legally required to follow Britain, but they absolutely followed Britain anyway