1940: Tensions between the four powers of Britain, Germany, Russia and Japan reach breaking point when the British Ambassador to Iran is killed by a Russian agent. Britain gathers her forces and declares war on Russia. Seeing their chance to eliminate Russian influence in East Asia once and for all, Japan follows suit and attacks through Korea. 1941: 1942: 1943: The Blenheim Treaty was signed by all Nations involved in World War Two and laid out the following stipulations: The colonies of the Netherlands in Asia would fall into the hands of Germany. Afghanistan was to become a British protectorate.