The Political Map
Flags of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, 1937
To begin with, the European Allies comprised the United Kingdom, France and Poland, but many other nations were drawn in on the Allies side as the war progressed, including Russia, China, USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
As the war moved into 1940 and then into 1941, the political map evolved as the Axis powers invaded new territories. Some conquered nations resisted occupation (FRANCE), while others dealt with lot by co-operating, for the sake of survival. A number of European colonies in Asia and Southeast-Asia had become more autonomous under Japanese occupation and resisted having to return to colonial control when they were liberated.
THE FRENCH RESISTANCE
Although Russia was on the side of the Allies, it had its own agenda too. While most of the Allies were mainly interested in defeating the Axis and restoring the political map, the Russians saw an opportunity to seize Eastern European territories and enlarge their territory into other Slavic nations. The motive behind this was communism. Stalin and his comrades had the vision of a modern world dominated by their particular brand of dictatorial communism, so they wanted the political map to include as much as red as possible to enable the spread of communist ideas and influence.
A few nations were independent in their intentions such as Finland. In effect, it fought its own war, as it battled both the Russians and the Germans. Geographically, Finland was strategically advantageous to invade, providing generous access to the Baltic Sea, but the Finns had no desire to be occupied by either one of the opposed forces.
The Winter War, 1914-1945
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