Germany, Japan, and Italy were the main Axis powers, while the major Allied powers were Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States.Allied Powers Axis Powers Expansions in WWII Lesson Summary Register to view this lesson Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student I am a...
In August 1939, to the surprise of the world, Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. Sometimes called the 'Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact,' this agreement contained a secret protocol for dividing Poland between the two countries. Read WWII Axis and Allied Powers | ...
The term Republican was adopted in 1792 by supporters of Thomas Jefferson, who favored a decentralized government with limited powers. Although Jefferson’s political philosophy is consistent with the outlook of the modern Republican Party, his faction, which soon became known as the Democratic-Republi...
The British were smuggling their Indian opium into China for sale. This illicit trade, and the desire to preserve their global economic hegemony, was the spark for the Opium Wars between the Western colonial Powers (Britain and France) and the Qing dynasty in China....
Japan and went through the jungle speaking over loudspeakers begging the soldiers to give themselves up. In every case the cells encountered, there was always something suspicious in their minds about the way it was done to cause them to believe it wa...
France and Great Britain declared war on Germany. In the summer of 1941, Germany turned its attention to the East and invaded the Soviet Union. At this point the United States was neutral, but that would change following the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in December of 194...
Who were the allies of Germany in WW1? Who was the leader of Russia during WW2? Who were the U.S. allies in World War 2? Who were the Russian leaders during WWII? What countries were on the Allied side during World War II? Who helped fight against Russia in the Crimean War? Who ...