what countries were involved in world war 2 in europe?
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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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['Nazi Germany had been at war with Great Britain and France since September 3, 1939, but little fighting took place on the western front until May 1940.', 'German military strategy involved invading the neutral Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) in order to invade France.']
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World War One is a conflict between the Central Powers and the Allies. The Central Powers (red) consist of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. Important allied powers (yellow) are Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and the United States.
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['World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. ... ', 'In Europe, the war killed 40 million people. ... ', 'The Soviet Union took the biggest hit with 20 million killed. ... ', 'Germany lost around 9 million. ... ', 'Poland lost 5 million people or 16% of its total population.']
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['Mutual Defense Alliances. Over time, countries throughout Europe made mutual. ... ', 'Imperialism. ... ', 'Militarism. ... ', 'Nationalism. ... ', 'Immediate Cause: Assassination of.']
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WHY DIDN'T THE USA JOIN WWII IN 1939? World War II began in September of 1939 when both Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany followings its invasion of Poland. ... The United States would not join the Allied war effort until 1941 when it was attacked by the Japanese Empire in Pearl Harbor on December 7th.
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Many countries made neutrality declarations during World War II. However, of the European states closest to the war, only Andorra, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (with Liechtenstein), and Vatican (the Holy See) remained neutral to the end.
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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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During WWII, two sides, the Allies and the Axis powers, fought each other all over the world. The main Axis powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan, while the main Allies were Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. In addition, a few nations stayed neutral and didn't fight.
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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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World War II (1939-1945) World War II (1939-1945) was the largest armed conflict in human history. ... Although the war began with Nazi Germany's attack on Poland in September 1939, the United States did not enter the war until after the Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
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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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World War II the chief Allied powers were Great Britain, France (except during the German occupation, 1940–44), the Soviet Union (after its entry in June 1941), the United States (after its entry on December 8, 1941), and China.
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Allied powers, also called Allies, those countries allied in opposition to the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) in World War I or to the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) in World War II.
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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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Major countries involved in World War I include Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, France, Great Britain, and eventually the United States. The Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) would later be joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire who hoped to regain lost territory.
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['Great Britain and Ireland.', 'Australia.', 'France.', 'New Zealand.', 'India.', 'Newfoundland.', 'Allies.', 'Ottoman Empire.']