The Second World War was a disaster affecting the whole world and affecting almost all mankind. It was the most extensive war in human history, involving the largest number of people and the greatest economic loss.
However, a closer look at the world map reveals how much almost all of humanity was affected during World War II, with the exception of a few warring nations, life didn't seem so hard.
So what were these countries doing during World War II?
First, let us look at the countries supporting the Allied camp. They can be divided into two groups: those who directly send troops to fight, and those who provide support but do not send troops directly.
The difference between the two groups of countries is whether they are directly involved in military operations. According to the terms of the Atlantic Charter, the signatories were to use all their military and economic power to fight the fascist forces.
Then there are the countries that send troops to fight, but the fighting doesn't really reach their homeland.
Canada and Australia, for example, sent tens of thousands of troops to fight in the war, but the land was not substantially affected.
In addition, these countries also gave financial support to the anti-fascist war, whether it was private donations, government taxes, or even the issuance of products similar to war bonds to borrow money from the people.
Among them, the Canadian government adopted some special practices in order to raise war bonds. For example, a mock guillotine was set up in the city center, and the blade of the guillotine moved down a certain distance as soon as the sale of war bonds reached a certain amount.
Among the countries that supported the Axis, there were also two situations: one was a colony of Germany or an ally, which had to follow its master in declaring war on the Allies, and could be forced to use national assets and population to support the war.
In the other case, some of the weaker states either staunchly supported the Nazis or simply surrendered, but their united front was of lower value and therefore generally regarded as puppet regimes.
The third group of countries is completely neutral, such as Sweden and Ireland. Although Spain and Switzerland also claimed to be neutral, they were actually in league with the Nazis. The other neutral nations more or less favored the Allies during World War II, but remained generally neutral and did not participate directly in the war.
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