Countries Involved in the War
Dark Green: Allies before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, including colonies and occupied countries.
Light Green: Allied countries that entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Blue: Axis Powers and their colonies or countries that had to choose a side in order to stay independent.
Grey: Neutral countries during WWII
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Albania- soldiers (Ally)
American Samoa- U.S. Navy base was placed and used here (Ally) Andorra- smuggling route, French base (Ally) Argentina- soldiers (Ally) Armenia- soldiers (Ally) Australia- soldiers, planes, and ships (Ally) Austria- home front (Axis) Azerbaijan- soldiers and resources (Ally) Bahrain- soldiers (Ally) Belarus- soldiers (Ally, then conquered into Axis) Belgium- imprisoned (Neutral then conquered into Axis) Bolivia- provided tin (Ally) Brazil- fuel, planes, ships, and soldiers (Neutral then Ally) Bulgaria- soldiers (Axis then Ally) Canada- planes, ships, and soldiers (Ally) Caribbean Islands- home front (Ally) Sri Lanka- soldiers, and ships (Ally) Chile- (Neutral then Ally) China- soldiers (Ally) Colombia- petroleum products (Axis then Ally) Guernsey- (Ally) Haiti- food supplies (Neutral then Ally) Honduras- food and raw materials (Neutral then Ally) Hong Kong- (Ally then conquered into Axis) Hungary- soldiers (Axis) Iceland- (Axis) Japan- soldiers, bombers, boats, transportation (Axis) Jersey- (Ally) Korea- (Axis) Laos- soldiers (Axis) Latvia- (Axis) Newfoundland- soldiers, ships (Ally) New Zealand- ships, plains, soldiers (Ally) Nicaragua- (Ally) Northern Rhodesia- soldiers (Ally) Norway- iron (Neutral until conquered into Axis) Oman- soldiers (Ally) Palestine- soldiers (Ally) Panama- panama canal (Ally) Paraguay- (Neutral and then Ally) Peru- aviation fuel (Axis and then Ally) Philippines- soldiers (Ally) Poland- soldiers (Ally) Portugal- safe haven (Neutral) Portuguese Timor- soldiers (Neutral) Romania- (Axis) Samoa- soldiers, food (Ally) San Marino- (Neutral) Transjordan- (Ally) Turkey- soldiers (Neutral then Ally) United Kingdom- (Ally) United States of America- soldiers, transportation, resources, planes, ships (Ally) Uruguay- soldiers (Neutral then Ally) Vatican City- (Neutral) Venezuela- oil supplies (Neutral then Ally) Yemen- (partially Ally, partially Axis) Yugoslavia- puppet state (Axis) |
Costa Rica- (Ally)
Croatia- (Axis) Cuba- base (Ally) Cyprus- soldiers, mechanics, and transportation (Ally) Czech Republic- (Axis) Denmark- (Neutral) Dominican Republic- a few soldiers (Ally) Dutch East Indies- oil resources (Ally) Ecuador- naval base (Ally) Egypt- (Neutral) El Salvador- (Ally) Estonia- soldiers (Axis) Ethiopia- soldiers (Ally) Fiji- soldiers (Ally) Finland- soldiers (Ally) France- soldiers, planes, transportation (Ally) Georgia- soldiers (Ally) Germany- soldiers, boats, planes, transportation (Main Axis Leader) Gibraltar- soldiers (Ally) Greece- soldiers (Ally) Guatemala- soldiers (Neutral then Ally) India- soldiers (Ally) Indonesia- oil resources (Ally) Iran- soldiers (Axis then conquered into Ally) Iraq- oil resources (Ally) Ireland- soldiers (Ally) Isle of Man- detention camps (Ally) Italy- soldiers, man power, boats, transportation (Axis) Lebanon- (Ally) Liberia- transit point (Ally) Liechtenstein- (Neutral) Lithuania- (Axis) Luxembourg- (Neutral then conquered into Axis) Macau- (Neutral) Malaya- (Ally then conquered into Axis) Malta- (Ally) Manchukuo- (Axis) Mexico- ships, soldiers (Ally) Monaco- (Neutral then conquered into Axis) Mongolia- soldiers (Neutral) Morocco- (Ally then conquered into Axis) Nauru- phosphate (Ally then conquered into Axis) Nepal- soldiers (Ally) Netherlands- (Neutral then conquered into Axis) Saudi Arabia- oil to the allies (Neutral) Singapore- (Ally then conquered into Axis) Slovakia- (conquered into Axis) South Africa- soldiers (Ally) Southern Rhodesia- soldiers (Ally) Soviet Union- soldiers, planes, ships, transportation (Ally) Spain- soldiers (Axis then Neutral) Sweden- transportation (Axis) Switzerland- (Mainly Neutral) Syria- (Ally then conquered into Axis) Thailand- soldiers (Axis) Tonga- resources (Ally) |