World War II

What countries fought against whom in WWII?

World war 2 was fought between two groups of countries. On one side were the axis powers, including germany, italy and japan. On the other side were the allies. They included britain, france, australia, canada, new zealand, india, the soviet union, china and the united states of america.

Where did WWII occur?

Events of world war 2 took place across the globe. Most of the combat action took place in Europe, East Asia, and islands in the pacific ocean, but others were seen in places as far away as madagascar and the aleutian islands. Countries such as poland, china, russia, and germany saw their territories directly involved in war and suffered terribly, countries such as the united states and canada were relatively far from the action.

On september 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland from the west, two days later, France and britain declared war on germany, beginning World War II. On september 17, soviet troops invaded Poland from the east.

How can we honor and show respect for WWII veterans?

We keep in memory of our veterans who when through a big battle to protect and fight for our countries, we must give respect to the veterans and the veterans family, because these veterans risked their lives.