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  2. Opposition to World War II - Wikipedia

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    After World War I the League of Nations was formed in the hope that diplomacy and a united international community of nations could prevent another global war. [2] [3] However, the League and the appeasement of aggressive nations during the invasions of Manchuria, Ethiopia and the annexation of Czechoslovakia was largely considered ineffective.

  3. Neutral powers during World War II - Wikipedia

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    The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II.Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, which ended on 1 April 1939 (five months prior to the invasion of Poland)—a war that involved several countries that subsequently participated in World War II.

  4. Non-belligerent - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, Spain allowed and promoted the Spanish Blue Division of volunteers and conscripts to join the German forces on the condition that they would fight against the Soviet Union only and they would do it with German equipment and uniforms. At the same time, allied aircraft made emergency landings in Spanish territories (Melilla ...

  5. Diplomatic history of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Allies of World War II began to form in September 1939 when Poland was invaded and Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany.Except for Ireland, which remained neutral throughout the war, the Commonwealth Dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa) all declared war alongside Great Britain but no other nations joined their cause.

  6. Category:Neutral states in World War II - Wikipedia

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    This category includes sub-categories and articles about neutral countries or states during the Second World War which took no side the war between Axis and Allied alliances, and in return hoped to avoid being attacked by any of them.

  7. Category:Neutrality (international relations) - Wikipedia

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    Neutral states in World War II (7 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Neutrality (international relations)" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.

  8. Spain during World War II - Wikipedia

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    From the very beginning of World War II, Spain favoured the Axis Powers. Apart from ideology, Spain had a debt to Germany of $212 million for supplies of matériel during the Civil War. Indeed, in June 1940, after the Fall of France , the Spanish Ambassador to Berlin had presented a memorandum in which Franco declared he was "ready under ...

  9. Sweden during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Sweden maintained its policy of neutrality during World War II.When the war began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. But by a combination of its geopolitical location in the Scandinavian Peninsula, realpolitik maneuvering during an unpredictable course of events, and a dedicated military build-up after 1942, Sweden kept its official neutrality status throughout the war.