Non agression pact between Russia and Germany they agreed not to fight and they traded and they agreed to split land that they captured. When hitler invaded Russia it prevented germany from getting more resources and it also made it hard because they had another enemy to deal with. When Poland was invaded by both Germany and the Soviet Union they had absolutely no chance of winning against both. After that France and Britain both declared war on Germany. Blitzkreig was basically just attacking a country very quickly and taking them off guard and it was very effective and Poland was taken very quickly. The reason why so many countries were defeated was because they werent prepared for war and they were focused on defensive tactics which didnt work against Blitzkreig. 1939 was the official date Germany, Italy and Japan were united. Smaller less powerful countries also joined the Axis powers over the course of the war. Main allied powers, Britain, Soviet Union, United States, China, France, Australia, and Canada. Other smaller countries helped with resources and some troops. Pretty much the whole world was against the Axis Powers. And inevitably they were going to lose. Hitler began to attack again in 1940 attacking Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Eventually defeating all of them. British and French forces were pushed them back into Dunkirk. Hitler waited to attack them and gave them time to evacuate. So hundreds of thousands of troops were able to get out and eventually be able to fight again. France was easily defeated in a months time. Hitler hated france he blamed them for a lot of things that happened after WW1. Vichy Government controled the southern part of France they were allied with the nazis. The northern part of france was controlled by germany. Free French underground was just a resistance agianst the Nazis led by Charles De Gaulle.
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