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  2. Colonization attempts by Poland - Wikipedia

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    Brazilian government, fearing that the Poles might plan to annex part of Brazil, reacted very quickly, limiting activities of Polish organizations. Since the government in Warsaw did not want to intervene, the project ended by late 1930s [1] See also: Polish minority in Brazil; Peru (near Ucayali River): positively assessed in 1927. In January ...

  3. Brazil in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Brazil formally entered World War II with the issuance of Decree No. 10,358 on August 31, 1942. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The deployment of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) to the front lines began in July 1944, nearly two years after Brazil's declaration of war.

  4. World War II by country - Wikipedia

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    About 1.2 million Austrians served in all branches of the German armed forces during World War II. After the defeat of the Axis Powers, the Allies occupied Austria in four occupation zones set up at the end of World War II until 1955, when the country again became a fully independent republic under the condition that it remained neutral.

  5. 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.

  6. List of wars involving Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil and others Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria and others: Victory. Fall of the German, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires; Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East; Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers;

  7. Territorial evolution of Poland - Wikipedia

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    Poland regained its independence as the Second Polish Republic in 1918 after World War I, but lost it in World War II through occupation by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Poland lost over six million citizens in World War II, emerging several years later as the socialist People's Republic of Poland within the Eastern Bloc , under strong ...

  8. 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.

  9. Brazil–Poland relations - Wikipedia

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    From 1965 to 1985, Brazil was governed by a military dictatorship which placed the advancement of diplomatic relations between both nations on hold, in addition, Poland was experiencing the Solidarity Polish trade union movement protests during the 1980s which contributed to the collapse of communism in the country in 1990.