ww2 alliances Flashcards
1
Q
who were the major partners in the Axis Alliance?
A
Germany, Italy, Japan
2
Q
who joined the Axis Alliance as the war progressed?
A
Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia
3
Q
what were the common interests of the Axis Alliance?
A
territorial expansion, military conquest, overthrow of the post-ww1 international order, destruction/neutralization of Soviet Communism
4
Q
who were the major partners in the Allied Powers?
A
Great Britain and its commonwealth, France, Poland
5
Q
who joined the Allied Powers as the war progressed?
A
United States, Soviet Union
6
Q
who controlled much of Europe by 1941, including coastal areas along the English Channel and North Sea?
A
Allied Powers
7
Q
which colony became an isolated target for Nazis?
A
Britain
