Aliances and Rationales

One of the major alliances during World War 2 was the Allies. They consisted mainly of Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Britain entered the war after Germany invaded Poland because of their alliance with Poland. The United States
started fighting after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, going back on their original decision to stay out of foreign affairs and the Soviet Union entered the war after Germany invaded current-day Russia.


Allies

 

Axis Powers

The second major alliance during World War 2 was the Axis Powers. The main members of the Axis Powers were Germany, Italy, and the Japanese Empire. Germany entered the war because of their dictator, Adolf Hitler. His tremendous desire to invade
and take over most of Europe was the main reason World War 2 even began. Italy started fighting also because of their dictator’s desire to take over Europe and Africa, while Japan entered the war for the same exact reason…their want to take over most of Asia.