what european countries were involved in world war 2?
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['World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. ... ', 'The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China).']
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The three main Axis powers were Germany, Japan, and Italy. These countries worked as an alliance throughout most of World War II.
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Axis Alliance in World War II. The three principal partners in the Axis alliance were Germany, Italy, and Japan. These three countries recognized German domination over most of continental Europe; Italian domination over the Mediterranean Sea; and Japanese domination over East Asia and the Pacific.
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['Hitler moved to extend German power in central Europe, annexing Austria and destroying Czechoslovakia in 1938-1939. ... ', "Great Britain and France hoped to prevent another world war by giving into Hitler's demands through a policy of appeasement."]
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Twenty-nine nations participated, but not Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, or Turkey, none of which were invited because of their roles in the war. Several newly created European states, such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, made their Olympic debut.
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Germany and Britain fought against each other in World War I and World War II. After British occupation of West Germany from 1945 to 1950, they became close allies in NATO, which continued after reunification. Both nations are also founding members of several of the European political communities.
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Germany invaded eight countries in 1939 and 1940: Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and the The Channel Island (UK).
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['1) 30 January 1933- Hitler becomes chancellor. ... ', '2) 3 September 1939- France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. ... ', '3) 10 July 1940- Germany launches air attack on Great Britain. ... ', '4) 22 June 1941- Germany and the axis powers attack Russia. ... ', '5) 25 August 1944- Paris is liberated from German control.']
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The countries that were involved in the gallipolli campaign were Australia and New Zeland against Germany and Turky. The British and french were also involved but they mostly mostly battled at sea. Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia on the Allies' side and Turkey and Germany were on the other.
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There were two major alliances during World War II: the Axis and the Allies. The three principal partners in the Axis alliance were Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... The Allied Powers were led by Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
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Following the onset of campaigns in North Africa and East Africa, and the Fall of France in mid-1940, the war continued primarily between the European Axis powers and the British Empire, with war in the Balkans, the aerial Battle of Britain, the Blitz, and the Battle of the Atlantic.
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["1939: Hitler invades Poland. Hitler's invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939 marked the beginning of WW2 in Europe.", '1940 (1): Rationing. ... ', '1940 (2): Blitzkrieg. ... ', '1940 (3): Churchill Becomes Prime Minister. ... ', '1940 (4): Evacuation of Dunkirk. ... ', '1940 (5): Battle of Britain. ... ', '1941 (1): Operation Barbarossa. ... ', '1941 (2): The Blitz.']
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The Brits and the French also worked together towards victory in the Second World War, which started when both nations declared war on Nazi Germany after it invaded Poland in 1939. Again, an alliance was formed between Britain, France, the Soviet Union (formerly Russia), the USA, China, and members of the Commonwealth.
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Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia and parts of France (Rhineland) just before WW2. Then they invaded Poland, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Norway, the USSR, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece. etc. They also helped the Italian Army in North Africa and Italy and Yugoslavia.
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There were two major alliances during World War II: the Axis and the Allies. The three principal partners in the Axis alliance were Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. On 3 September 1939 France had declared war on Germany, following the German invasion of Poland. In early September 1939, France began the limited Saar Offensive.
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What foreign countries were involved in the Spanish Civil War? Germany and Italy helped Spain. What factors contributed to Americans' growing isolationism?