The key members of the Allies of World War 1 - France, Britain, Russia and the United States once again fought against Germany but they also had to fight against their former allies of Italy and Japan which joined the Nazi Germany.
Just like World War 1, World War 2 started in Europe with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, which is traditionally viewed as the beginning of war.
Prior to 1939 Japan had invaded and was already at war with China. The United States refused to be drawn into the European war and remained neutral up until the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour (by Japan).
Countries that Joined the Allies:Most of the countries of world joined the Allies although some of them were controlled by pro-Axis regimes. The original anti-German military alliance consisting of Poland, France and Britain was eventually joined by the following countries (by alphabetical order):The Allied coalition also included all African countries except for Italian colonies of Somalia, Ethiopia and Italian North Africa (present-day Libya), and Spanish and Portuguese colonies of Mozambique, Angola, Spanish Sahara (present-day Western Sahara) and Portuguese Guinea (today's Guinea-Bissau) which were neutral like their colonial rulers. Countries such as Italy which later left the Axis powers and joined the Allies are not considered Allied states.
States that Allied Themselves with the Axis Powers:The Axis powers were officially founded by the Tripartite Pact signed between the Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan on September 27, 1940. Countries that allied themselves with the Axis powers include:The Axis powers created a number of puppet states in occupied areas but they usually are not considered Axis states although some of them actively collaborated with the Axis such as the newly established Independent State of Croatia and the Slovak Republic. However, both of them ceased to exist after the end of World War 2 and were rejoined with Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, respectively, both of which were Allied states.
Neutral Countries:Few countries remained neutral during the entire World War 2:Allied Side:
Great Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Russia(USSR), Occupied nations on allied side, offering resistance; France, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Greece, China.
Axis nations(enemy) ; Germany(Austria), Italy, Japan Rumania.
Neutral countries; Eire,(Republic of Ireland), Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey.
Many other countries were occupied by the warring parties, notably , Egypt, Libya, Palestine(Israel) Burma(Myanmar).
It is notable that most South American countries did not participate in any way. However, Uruguay was caught up in the diplomatic dispute, prior to the scuttling of the German battleship 'Graf Spee'.
NB This list is NOT exhaustive, but hopefully it shows that many nations were caught up in World War (II).
These are all the allies and axis countries that participated in World War 2.Allies (Leaders)
Ethiopia · China · Czechoslovakia · Poland · United Kingdom · India · France · Australia · New Zealand · South Africa · Canada · Norway · Belgium · Netherlands · Egypt · Greece · Yugoslavia · Soviet Union · United States · Philippines · Mexico · Brazil
Axis and
Axis-aligned
(Leaders)
Italy · Japan · Germany · Slovakia · Bulgaria · Croatia · Finland · Hungary · Romania · Thailand · Manchukuo · Italian Social Republic · Iraq
Resistance
Austria · Baltic States · Czech lands · Denmark · Estonia · Ethiopia · France · Germany · Greece · Italy · Jewish · Korea · Latvia · Netherlands · Norway · Philippines · Poland · Thailand · Soviet Union · Slovakia · Western Ukraine · Vietnam · Yugoslavia
Germany Britain (including empire i.e. Australia) Austria Italy (in 1915) Turkey Romania (in 1916) Bulgaria USA (in 1917) Russia France Japan China
Allied Forces
Ethiopia · China · Czechoslovakia · Poland · United Kingdom · India · France ·Australia · New Zealand · South Africa ·Canada · Norway · Belgium · Netherlands ·Greece · Yugoslavia · Soviet Union · United States · Philippines · Mexico · Brazil
Axis Forces
Bulgaria · Croatia · Finland · Germany · Hungary · Iraq · Italy · Italian Social Republic · Japan · Manchukuo · Romania ·Slovakia · Thailand · Vichy France
Underground
Resistance
Network
Austria · Baltic States · Belgium · Czech lands · Denmark · Estonia · Ethiopia ·France · Germany · Greece · Italy ·Jewish ·Korea · Latvia · Luxembourg ·Netherlands · Norway · Philippines · Poland · Thailand · Soviet Union · Slovakia ·Western Ukraine · Vietnam · Yugoslavia
The countries that took part in World War ll were U.S.A. and Russia vs. Germany and Japan. It started out with Russia against Germany but then Japan bombed Pearl Harbor so U.S.A. declared war on Japan.
The basic answer is that all countries were 'involved'. Some nations were in a state of declared war and some were neutral. All nations were involved because the war restricted commerce and travel between all nations. For example, trade between Sweden and Germany was subject to an embargo from the Allies.
The United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Newfoundland, South Africa, Rhodesia, India, Ceylon, Burma, Singapore, French Indo-China, Poland, Egypt, Palestine, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, virtually every European country except Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Sweden, plus the USA, the USSR, China, Japan and other Eastern countries, were all involved in WW2 in one way or another - it was, after all, World War 2.
All of the countries directly involved in world war 2 were Germany,Italy,Japan,France,Great Britain,China,Russia,and America
As the name implies, most countries were involved in World War 2 but the main ones were USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, China, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Poland.
Germany,Italy,u.k.,america, the one group
the opposite groups are russia , japan, china
Hitler started world war 2 and he is in German so the Germans against the rest of the world basically.by the way the rest of the world beat germany
Before world war 2, Spain was involved in a civil war.
George Washington carver and bob barker! as well as Canada and japan!
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The United States aligned themselves with the United Nations. It also became over involved with the Cold War. The US fought in Korea and the Viet Nam war in response to the Cold War. There were other small skirmishes until the Gulf War and Gulf War 2.
Nearly all the major nations were involved in World War 2.
The USSR, and the United States of America.
the USSR and the US
It was a World War and few nations and only the Antarctic Continent seemed able to avoid it effects.
About 50 nations fought in WW2 but basically the whole world was involved.
Almost all of continental Europe was involved in World War 2. Many nations were invaded and occupied by Germany. Germany, France, England, Italy, and Russia were all combatants.
The united nations was created after world war 2
What happened to the nations who lost world war 2?
War is when there is an armed conflict between 2 or more nations. World War 1 was exactly that- an armed conflict that involved a large part of all the countries in the world.
The name 'World War' should give you a clue. It happened over most of the world, and most of the world's leading countries were involved. Even the USA was involved for a while, but not as long as some other nations.
Venezuela was involved in world war 2 by pope Gregory
Officially, World War 2 started when Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939. On 3 September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany.