Hawaii and West Coast (Axis Victory)

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Japan Destroys More Strong-Points at Pearl Harbor

On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese military attacks the US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The assault primarily targets the bases naval repair yards, fuel storage tanks and reserves, submarine base, as well as a number or ships in the port. This leads to the destruction of 18+ naval ships and kills more than 2500 people, incapacitating the naval stronghold that Pearl Harbor was for the United States. This causes the United States to declare war on Japan which then causes Germany to also declare war on America. With the lack of naval presence in the Pacific, the Japanese quickly invade Hawaii occupying and murdering much of the American populous on the Island. The dominance of Japan in Hawaii would cut the Unites States’ navy in the west. This prevents the Island-hopping campaign directed by Chester Nimitz to be implemented. This alters how the Allies would continue fighting the war as there is no easy way to attack Japan from the East with their superior naval presence. This threatens the ally’s victory of World War 2 as Japan could focus more troops on more pressing matters, more specifically towards China and the American presence left in the bottom of the Philippines. Japan sees the weakness of the United States in the west with their lack of naval presence and would make a landing in California, storming east and eventually when fighting came to a stale mate, resulted in the Japanese suing for peace. The result being that the axis powers would win the war, however instead of seeing more German occupancy of America as seen in The Man in the High Castle, Japan would occupy much more of America especially in the West. Life for the rest of the United States consists of the president acting as a puppet dictator on the behalves of mostly Japan and Germany. Americans essentially lived under the Japanese dictatorship and were seen as lesser than Japanese and German counterparts. Several thousand Japanese immigrants moved into the west and altered the landscape to accommodate their way of life back home.

Timeline:

December 7th, 1941- Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

Attacking the naval repair yards (Blue)

The fuel storage areas and reserves (Red)

And the submarine base (Green)

March 23rd, 1942- Japan’s Occupation of Hawaii

May 15th, 1943- Japan storms California in a tough fought landing.

August 31st, 1945- Japan sues for peace in the Midwest as fighting has come to a stalemate.

September 2nd, 1945- War is over, seeing the Axis Powers as the victors (area shown in green being what the Japanese acquired)

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