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Italy, Great Britain, France, Japan. Furthermore Poland was restored as a Country, recovering its former territory lost in the XVIII century and a new Country, the Yugoslavia, also called the Kingdom of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian Peoples, was set up in the Balkan region under the rule of the king of Serbia.
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Virgin Islands.
In WWII, Alaska & Hawaii were US Territories; NOT STATES. The US Mainland was referred to, as "the states."
A big part of the western USA was acquired from Mexico via the Mexican-American war.The Spanish-American war gained Puerto Rico and Guam as US territories.
Texas and a few other territories in the USA were promised to Mexico in return for support in the war. The communication was intercepted by Britain and sent to the US, bringing her into the war.
The US victory in the Spanish American War resulted in the US gaining possession and/or control of many new territories. These and other territorial gains resulted in the creation of a new far flung empire.