world war two came to involve virtually
every country in the world welcome to
watchmojo.com and today I’ll be looking
at who was fighting during this major
military conflict even as World War one
ended the seats for the second great
global battle had been sewn 1919 s
controversial Treaty of F’s I placed all
the blame for the First World War
squarely on the shoulders of the Germans
and this was a tool the rising Nazi
Party used to build support for their
cause
the Second World War was basically a
battle between the Axis powers and the
Allies the grouping of countries that
comprise the axis alliance was
considered the main antagonists in the
fight and consisted mainly of Adolf
Hitler’s Nazi Germany Benito Mussolini’s
Kingdom of Italy and Hirohito’s Imperial
Japan these three countries were drawn
together by their similar expansionist
interests and discontent at the results
of World War one by 1940 the
relationships and goals of these
countries were solidified by treaties
and military alliances by creating the
tripartite Act of 1940 Germany’s Third
Reich became the informal leader of the
axis Hungary was another axis nation and
this country joined Germany in its war
on the Soviet Union
a few days after began in June 1941
Romania started off in favor of the
British but eventually fought for the
axis Bulgaria was another German ally
and a number of additional countries
came and went from that side of the
fight the Allied countries were united
by a concern that the axis was trying to
dominate the world
they were nations that had already been
invaded or that were threatened with
invasion originally Poland the United
Kingdom and France teamed up in the face
of the Nazi menace on Poland and in fact
they were joined by existing pacts and
alliances however the Polish British
common defense pact signed August 25th
1939 ensured that the three countries
would protect each other from Nazi
attacks
it was the September 1st invasion of
Poland by the Nazis that sparked the
entire conflict
and is widely considered the first day
of World War two the Allies were aided
by the rest of the British Commonwealth
nations like Canada Australia New
Zealand and South Africa eventually the
United States entered the fray after the
December 1941 attack by Japanese troops
on Pearl Harbor
US President Franklin D Roosevelt UK
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and
Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin came
to be known as the big three leaders in
the fight
China was another important force on
this side and joined following an
invasion by Japan in 1937 in addition
countries like Belgium Brazil
Czechoslovakia Ethiopia Greece India
Mexico the Netherlands Norway and
Yugoslavia were allies these allied
nations helped form the basis of the
United Nations when that organization
was eventually founded in 1945 with
these alliances in place the Second
World War came to involve over 100
million military recruits and most of
the countries in the world like World
War one this battle drastically altered
the geopolitical landscape as a result
the Soviet Union expanded and grew more
powerful a communist movement took
control in China and world power swung
from Europe to the United States of
America the consequences of this war
played out on the world stage throughout
the 20th century with the founding of
the United Nations as an organization
intent on keeping world peace
every country in the world welcome to
watchmojo.com and today I’ll be looking
at who was fighting during this major
military conflict even as World War one
ended the seats for the second great
global battle had been sewn 1919 s
controversial Treaty of F’s I placed all
the blame for the First World War
squarely on the shoulders of the Germans
and this was a tool the rising Nazi
Party used to build support for their
cause
the Second World War was basically a
battle between the Axis powers and the
Allies the grouping of countries that
comprise the axis alliance was
considered the main antagonists in the
fight and consisted mainly of Adolf
Hitler’s Nazi Germany Benito Mussolini’s
Kingdom of Italy and Hirohito’s Imperial
Japan these three countries were drawn
together by their similar expansionist
interests and discontent at the results
of World War one by 1940 the
relationships and goals of these
countries were solidified by treaties
and military alliances by creating the
tripartite Act of 1940 Germany’s Third
Reich became the informal leader of the
axis Hungary was another axis nation and
this country joined Germany in its war
on the Soviet Union
a few days after began in June 1941
Romania started off in favor of the
British but eventually fought for the
axis Bulgaria was another German ally
and a number of additional countries
came and went from that side of the
fight the Allied countries were united
by a concern that the axis was trying to
dominate the world
they were nations that had already been
invaded or that were threatened with
invasion originally Poland the United
Kingdom and France teamed up in the face
of the Nazi menace on Poland and in fact
they were joined by existing pacts and
alliances however the Polish British
common defense pact signed August 25th
1939 ensured that the three countries
would protect each other from Nazi
attacks
it was the September 1st invasion of
Poland by the Nazis that sparked the
entire conflict
and is widely considered the first day
of World War two the Allies were aided
by the rest of the British Commonwealth
nations like Canada Australia New
Zealand and South Africa eventually the
United States entered the fray after the
December 1941 attack by Japanese troops
on Pearl Harbor
US President Franklin D Roosevelt UK
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and
Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin came
to be known as the big three leaders in
the fight
China was another important force on
this side and joined following an
invasion by Japan in 1937 in addition
countries like Belgium Brazil
Czechoslovakia Ethiopia Greece India
Mexico the Netherlands Norway and
Yugoslavia were allies these allied
nations helped form the basis of the
United Nations when that organization
was eventually founded in 1945 with
these alliances in place the Second
World War came to involve over 100
million military recruits and most of
the countries in the world like World
War one this battle drastically altered
the geopolitical landscape as a result
the Soviet Union expanded and grew more
powerful a communist movement took
control in China and world power swung
from Europe to the United States of
America the consequences of this war
played out on the world stage throughout
the 20th century with the founding of
the United Nations as an organization
intent on keeping world peace
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