Cause
1937 FDR criticized Japan's attacks
Hitler's aggression worried France and Britain
European countries worrying about war, Germany invading Poland, Soviet Union invading Germany, France and Britain form an alliance
Blitzkrieg took Europe by storm
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Effect
Japan continued to advance across China without any declaration of war
By 1939 Hitler violated the Munich Pact by taking Czechoslovakia
Soviets and Germany secretly divided and invade Poland called blitzkrieg. France and Britain declare war against Germany
Denmark, Norway fell fast, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg soon after, France fell in 35 days, Invasion of Britain postponed
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Countries
Axis Powers
Germany Japan Soviet Union until 1941 Italy Bulgaria Hungary Romania Slovakia Austria Ethiopia Republic of China Neutral Countries
Ireland Portugal Spain Switzerland Sweden |
Allied Powers
Australia Soviet Union (from June 1941) United Kingdom United States (from December 1941) France Supporters of Allies Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Iraq Lebanon Liberia Mexico Mongolia Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saudi Arabia Turkey Uruguay Venezuela Brazil Canada Newfoundland New Zealand South Africa http://video.about.com/history1900s/Famous-Figures-of-WWII--Allied-Powers.htm#vdTrn |