2007-10-26 05:21:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Forget for a moment that the Soviet's didn't declare war on Japan until a few weeks before thier surrender.
Forget the logistics of the supplies and Divisions and Aircraft to Alaska.
The Japanese navy was larger and more modern following the attack on December 7. It would stand that they could easily blockade the upper Pacific approaches, while continuing the invasion of the South Pacific. It would be difficult if impossible to cross the Bearing Straight without severe losses.
But assuming we could cross, and were allowed to station our forces on the Soviet mainland, and assuming the Japanese wouldn't declare war on the Soviets for allowing us to stage there. The Japanese, as a precursor to our entry into the war, had invaded northern china with the majority of thier land forces. Korea and Manchuko was Japanese held by thier forces. With the Japanese forces available, and our forces being inexperienced, we wouldn't have been able to mount an offensive, and most likely would have been destroyed from lack of supplies, from the Pacific, or Atlantic.
2007-10-26 06:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by Paul C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Siberia was part of the USSR (now Russia). To get there, you either have to cross Europe, or up through India and Afghanistan and China, or you can get there through the Pacific.
The US had no option but to move through the Pacific, even the option of moving through China was all but impossible. Remember the Japanese were in a position to invade Australia, so Pacific Island hopping was all there was.
The USSR agreed to join in the attack on Japan after the defeat of Germany and it had time to move its forces to the east. The attack launched was in the week agreed at the Yalta and Potsdam meetings of the Allies.
2007-10-26 05:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by typoifd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no places to have a base to attack Japan from, from Alaska to Japan- Siberia being USSR territory, and the USSR fighting only Germany at the time (with their hands over full too!)
Bases were needed to provide refuel and rearming of ships and more importantly, planes. The US was not strong enough early in the war to attack or invade Japan directly- they had to be worn down first.
2007-10-26 05:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by glenn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SiIberia is very cold, remote, and most important- Russian. The Russians didn't declare war on Japan until August 1945.
The Islands in the Pacific also were Allied territory prior to the Japanese invading them.
2007-10-26 05:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by jared_e42 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The strongest factor in the Japanese forces was the navy and this had to be destroyed first to give freedom of movement to allied troops.
That is why theAmericans fought mainly in the Pacific while the British fought a land war to protect India
2007-10-26 05:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duh Siberia belonged to the USSR, which was neutral for most of the war as far as Japan was concerned. Also, a move via Alaska would have posed enormous logistical problems and not even have got them to Japan, which is a group of islands.
2007-10-26 05:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As I recall..we were attacked. As an American I advocate hitting them face to face. Kick their a** and be done with it.
2007-10-26 05:35:05 · answer #7 · answered by chilicooker_mkb 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋