Britain and France pressured him to intervene in order to potentially re-open a second front against Germany .
Wilson acceded to this pressure in the hope that it would help him in post-war negotiations and check Japanese influence in Siberia .
Britain and France pressured him to intervene in order to potentially re-open a second front against Germany , and Wilson acceded to this pressure in the hope that it would help him in post-war negotiations and check Japanese influence in Siberia .