If Russia attacked Turkey from the rear, would Greece help?
346605
Greece would just arrange for a little assistance from KYpros!
345615
Invading Russia & not invading Britain.  If they'd taken out the UK in 1940 and kept the Russians as allies it would have been impossible for the Americans to fight in Europe after Pearl Harbour.  \n\nBy the time Roosevelt had defeated the Japanese and got round to taking on the Germans it would have been the late 1940's.  Hitler would have had a working atomic bomb and enough jet aircraft to drop one on New York.
556230
Russia had been the only Euopean power to support the Federal government during the Civil War, and was on very friendly terms. After the Polish rebellion in 1863, Russia was very strapped for cash, and Alaska was very isolated and not paying for itself. There was also the problem that England, which held Canada and was opposing Russia as it moved south from Siberia towards India, might start some sort of military action against Alaska that Russia could not support. It would be better to sell Alaska rather than watch it be stolen.
645327
"Russia, one of the Allied powers during the war, had problems with its supply routes over sea. The Baltic Sea was locked by the German Navy, while the Black Sea's only entrance was through the Bosporus, which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire."\n\n"By late 1914, the Western Front, in France and Belgium, had effectively become fixed. A new front was desperately needed."\n\n"After the failure of the naval attacks, it had become clear that ground troops were necessary to eliminate the Turkish mobile artillery."\n\nThe Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, "The Anzacs were to land north of Gaba Tepe on the Aegean coast from where they could advance across the peninsula and prevent retreat from or reinforcement of Kilitbahir."
422413
Hmmmmmmm....  a good chance yes....\nbut will they be able to take advantage of that chance?\nWe will see...  they didn't manage it against Greece...
1178394
Yes, you don't go from being the deadliest enemies for 40 years and become good friends.  Even today you can see it in the UN and other affairs, when the US brings up something, Russia is usually the first one to speak against it.\n\nWe and Russia today might not be enemies but make no mistake, we definitely are not friends either.
598035
Without either the war may have been lost for the allies...\n\nIt's hard to say....\n\nI suppose that the Russians is my answer, because without them, the British would have lost, and then the Americans might not have gotten involved in the European war.\n\nThe Americans waited until the British started winning to enter the war. The amazing American influence after that shortened the war enormously. \n\nSo the American effort was a vast relief, but the war was probably lost without the Russians.
74736
I wouldn't count on the US... global warming is melting the frozen lands of Siberia, where there are vast ammounts of natural resources. So if your choice is just because you think Russia is a pour country, think again. And remember that noone defeated Russia, they couldn't even take over one single town! (Stallingrad). And if you're just being patriotic when you say that US will rule, good for you. I love america too. I'm from Europe.
232958
I'd say it is highly unlikely. You would need the 16 component nations to join together. You would need them all to have Communist Governments and for all their leaders to perceive their interests as being best reflected in a new Federation. Thirdly, you would need Russia to be a great power and I don't foresee that happening for a whole range of reasons.
588430
How would this help regain it's past glory?  Even when it was the Soviet Union it had a lot of internal problems which still plague it today.  That's what caused the Soviet Union to collapse in the first place.  I doubt Iran going to war would help them in anyway because it'd disrupt oil production from the country for a period of time (if a ground war broke out).
410685
I kinda think he'd play a major role in World War 3, but he'd need a lot of help. Even if he bombed Isreal today, everyone in the world would gang up on him, probably. He'd need more support from more powerful countries before he could start a war, kind of like how the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand only led to the First World War because Russia supported the Slavs that Austria-Hungary was oppressing. Maybe if the modern Russians take military measures to protect Iran, then if Iran nukes Isreal and gets counter-attacked by America in turn with Russian troops in Iran, maybe then we'll get World War 3.
598119
Here's a comparison....what about the 'little dog that chased the car.' What would he do with it if he caught it? And, what would you do with Russia if you conquered it? Conquering Russia would involve a lot of energy, expenses...and besides, it gets REALLY cold in Russia.
109499
It was a great loss for Russia...
32486
Greece is a country by itself.
377631
I think it is a good idea because turkey near from middle east and Turkey have experience in middle east affair and can help in middle east
319426
I believe Russia does it, unfortunately...
517464
No.  Although the Germans could have invaded England and conquered it, they decided that Britain "was not worth the trouble".  England had no oil, and Hitler made the decision that the natural resources of Russia were a better target than the factories of England.  \n\nThe Russian army, and the Russian winter, stopped the advance of the German 4th Panzer and German 6th army.  The Russians drew the line at Stalingrad, and literally fought the Germans to the death over that one city.  Over two million people died in the battle of Stalingrad alone.  The Russians took massive losses, but the German army never recovered.\n\nAlthough it sounds less patriotic, the more accurate thing to say is: "Great Britain would be ruled by Germany right now, if it were not for Stalin."