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Post by mcnutt on May 16, 2018 18:19:13 GMT
What if President Wilson's stroke killed him? President Marshall, who has less hang ups then Wilson, makes the necessary compromises to get the Treaty of Versailles ratified. Can the US make a difference as a member of the League? I don't think so. The way I see it, ITTL Hitler and the Japanese militarists still come to power and drag the world into war.
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Post by steve59 on May 17, 2018 10:16:16 GMT
What if President Wilson's stroke killed him? President Marshall, who has less hang ups then Wilson, makes the necessary compromises to get the Treaty of Versailles ratified. Can the US make a difference as a member of the League? I don't think so. The way I see it, ITTL Hitler and the Japanese militarists still come to power and drag the world into war. I think part of the problem was that the League of Nations was so weak anyway, with any dissenting vote blocking decision making. As such if both/all nations in a dispute were league members then the League could only act if all of them accepted its decision. Furthermore even if Marshall manages to get League membership accepted by the US Congress there will probably still be reluctance in the US to accept international arbitration on any issue. Especially if it politically slides into isolationism as OTL, which I fear would still be likely. I'm doubtful that if there was a contentious decision which possibly means that the US among other members are asked to say impose economic boycotts, let alone possibly supply troops for a peacekeeping operation its likely to be unhappy with such a request.
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