World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global war between the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers that spanned between 1939 and 1945. The majority of countryballs eventually split between 2 alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis Powers . The conflict was the deadliest in history and saw the advent of the first (and only) use of nuclear weapons in war.
The war also involved the Holocaust, the most extensive in systematic genocide and ethnic cleansing in history, in which up to 11 - 15 million people were exterminated in Germanyball, up to 6 million of which were European Jewcubes.
==Timeline==
===Buildup to War (1919-1939)===
After German Empireball lost the Great War, Germanyball (son of German Empireball who died during World War I) was humiliated by the  Allied powers of the War, who forced him to sign the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which took away some of parts of his clay, and also limited his power. Germanyball currency experienced hyperinflation and Franceball invading part of his clay in 1923 after he tried to postpone his reparations, but eventually got back on its feet, and joined the League of Nations in 1925. In 1929, however, United Statesball experienced a stock market crash, which affected all of his exports, including loans to Germanyball, who quickly lost all his money. As a result of the poverty, his Nazi brother seized power and murdered him in 1933 and re-occupied the rhineland clay in 1935 and then the saarland in 1936. Italyball, had become  Fascist in 1922 and had invaded Abssyniaball's clay in 1935 and then Albaniaball
Meanwhile, in East Asia, Japanball invaded Manchuria (part of Chinaball's clay) and took the clay in 1931, renaming him Manchukuoball. Meanwhile, as Nationalist Chinaball recovered from her split personality disorder in the 1930s, Japanball took advantage of her still being ill and kidnapped then beat the shit out of her in 1937. USAball responded by stopping trade with Japanball.
Meanwhile, in Europe, in 1936-37 Germanyball helped fellow Francoist Spanish to destroy Second Spanish Republicball, and bomb Basqueball in the Spanish Civil War. In 1938 Germanyball Anschlussed Austriaball and its clay, and did the same to Czechoslovakiaball and its Sudetenland clay a few months later. Slovakiaball became independent and Bohemia and Moraviaball become Protectorate. In 1938, United Kingdomball and Franceball met Germanyball in Munich, part of his clay to sign an agreement, in which Germanyball agreed to stop expanding his clay. However, when he broke the agreement in September 1939 by invading Polandball's clay, under a secret non-aggression pact with Soviet Unionball, United Kingdomball and Franceball declared war against Germanyball, after he refused to withdraw from Polandball's clay.
===Outbreak of War and Axis Expansion (1939-1942)===
Around this time, fellow fascist ball Italyball also annexed Albaniaball and Ethiopiaball, and became allies with Germanyball and Japanball in 1940. Nazi Germanyball invaded the clay's of name Denmarkball, Norwayball, Luxembourgball, Belgiumball (family tradition), and Netherlandsball, then puppeteer Franceball in May 1940, by injecting fascism in to her system turning her into Vichy Franceball, however some of her matter had stowed away as the United Kingdomball fled once more from the continent. Germanyball then tried to bomb United Kingdomball into surrendering but was ultimately defeated and forced to withdraw from the bombing campaign.
Meanwhile, Soviet Unionball invaded  Finlandball for breathing room for Leningradball, and although he won, he had lots more casualties than his enemy, so he invaded  Estoniaball, Latviaball, Bessarabiaball and Lithuaniaball instead, causing Nazi Germanyball to wonder if Soviet Unionball was really that stronk after all. In 1941, Nazi Germanyball invaded Yugoslaviaball and Greeceball's clay, with some help from Italyball, who later invaded Monacoball's tiny clay. In Yugoslavia the Nazis set up multiple puppet states. Hungaryball, Romaniaball, and Bulgariaball decided to ally with Germanyball, in hopes of not being invaded by him. Germanyball then decided to invade Soviet Unionball's clay in June 1941. also  Soviet Unionball and  United Kingdomball had invaded Iranball, since she was sympathetic to axis.
Back in East Asia, Japanball had invaded and occupied Franceball's adoptive child French Indochinaball; however, adoptive parent herself was invaded and puppeteer by Germanyball, before forcing Thailandball to ally with her. In December 1941, it bombed United Statesball's Hawaiian clay, causing him to declare war on Japanball and Germanyball. After the attack, many South American countryballs like Brazilball joined the Allies. Japanball responded by invading United Kingdomball's adoptive children in the South Pacific, Central Pacific, and Southeast Asia ( Hong Kongball,  Malayaball, Burmaball, British Tringapore, Solomon Islandsball, and Nauruball) and United Statesball's adoptive children ( Philippinesball, Guamball and Wake Islandball). By 1942, She bombed Darwinball, Australiaball and kidnapped  Bruneiball, Dutch East Indiesball, Territory of New Guineaball, and Portuguese Timorball. However, United Statesball won a decisive victory on Japanball's clay at Midway Island in 1942, then bombed Japanball's clay, before taking the Saipanball and  Guandalcanalball island clay (But Dutch East Indiesball and French Indochinaball lost their own homelands).
===The Tide Turns (1942-1943)===
In June 1941, Germanyball invaded both Soviet Unionball's clay, and Vichy Franceball's clay in North Africa, colony and protectorates of French Algeriaball, Tunisiaball, and Moroccoball. He also bombed Maltaball's clay, but since this is really rather irrelevant we will move on. On the New Year's Day of 1942,  Mexicoball, Cubaball, Dominican Republicball,  Haitiball and Central America joined with the Allies, forming an alliance called "United Nationsball" to defeat the fascist countryballs, and began to spread across the world. Meanwhile,  USAball helped the British army in North Africa, to defend Egyptball at El Alamein, and eventually liberated Franceball's adoptive North African children from her evil sister's control. In 1943, United Statesball and Brazilball invaded Italyball's southern clay, and United Kingdomball liberated Greeceball's island clay.
In Eastern Europe, Germanyball had invaded most of Soviet Unionball's clay, occupying  Belarusball, Ukraineball, Estoniaball, Latviaball, and Lithuaniaball, with Finlandball being a co-belligerent, but was bogged down in the winter of 1942-43 by the winter and  Soviet Unionball's military tactics. It was forced to retreat, and was defeated at Kursk and Stalingrad on Soviet Unionball clay in 1943. By September 1943, Soviet Unionball had reclaimed most of his clay, and Germanyball was on the retreat.
In late 1943, United Kingdomball liberated his adopted children Burmaball, Malayaball, and Straits Settlementsball, and his real children Australiaball and New Zealandball helped chase Japanball out of Dutch East Indiesball, Solomon Islandsball, and New Guineaball's clay. United Statesball landed in his adopted child Philippinesball's clay in 1943, and started fighting with Japanball to liberate her.
In Europe, however, Germanyball was busy murdering Jewcubes on Polandball's clay to notice Romaniaball, Finlandball and Bulgariaball abandoning him in favour of the Allies. USAball pushed up Italyball's clay, but Germanyball took the rest of his clay before United Statesball could liberate him, and he created Italian Social Republicball. Italyball then switched sides to join the Allies. Meanwhile, United Kingdomball helped liberate Ethiopiaball from Italyball in East Africa.
===Defeat of the Axis (1944-1945)===
By January 1944, United Statesball had liberated most of Italyball's clay and Philippinesball's clay in the Battle of Manila, and Soviet Unionball had liberated  Polandball and Czechoslovakiaball with Yugoslaviaball liberating herself, and defeated  Romaniaball, Finlandball and Bulgariaball.   United Kingdomball and Free Franceball then staged an invasion to liberate Franceball's clay from Germanyball's influence at Monte Cassino in 1944, causing him to retreat and Vichy Franceball was turned back into Franceball as Free Franceball was absorbed back into her matter. In June 1944, United Kingdomball, Canadaball and United Statesball landed on Franceball's former clay, and liberated Paris, in September 1944.
It's important to note that in 1943 and 1944, there were 2 uprisings happening in Polandball. The 1943 one is known as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising where Polish Jews rose up against the Nazis who were going to transport the remaining ghetto population to Majdanek and Treblinka concentration camps.
In 1944 another uprising in Warsaw happened as Soviet Unionball was close to Warsaw and the Polish Underground Stateball hoped to liberate Warsaw before Soviet Unionball arrived. The Warsaw uprising was the single largest military operation carried out by any European Resistance group in World War 2.
Meanwhile, in the Pacific, United Statesball liberated some of Japanball's clay, including Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, while United Kingdomball rescued his adoptive child British Hong Kongball and helped Chinaball kick out Japanball from its clay, along with Soviet Unionball. By January 1945, United Statesball had secured the Pacific islands' clay, and Chinaball was heading north. Manchukuoball surrendered, while United Statesball finished up work on a special weapon to be used on either Germanyball or Japanball.
In Europe, after the Battle of the Bulge in winter 1944-45, Nazi Germanyball had retreated from the Ardennes, and Luxembourgball, Belgiumball, and Netherlandsball had been liberated, the last one by Canadaball. Meanwhile, Kingdom of Italyball and Monacoball's clay had been liberated by United Statesball, and Soviet Unionball had liberated Kingdom of Hungaryball, a newly liberated  Austriaball, Polandball with   Albaniaball and Yugoslaviaball liberated themselves, rescuing the Jewcubes that had not been murdered, and had even entered Germanyball's clay. By March 1945, Soviet Unionball had won the Battle of Berlin, and was in the heart of Germanyball's clay. United Kingdomball and USAball joined it soon afterwards, and Germanyball was mortally wounded in late April, and committed suicide on the 8th of May, 1945, ending the war in Europe. His children West Germanyball, and East Germanyball were occupied respectively by USAball and Sovietball. Saar Protectorateball was created by Franceball, but eventually given to West Germanyball. Norwayball and  Denmarkball became free once again after Nazi Germanyball's death in May 1945.
Meanwhile, Japanball withdrew from Chinaball, and Koreaball's clay, and considered surrendering when Soviet Unionball declared war on her, but hesitated to do so until United Statesball dropped two nukes on her clay, causing her to surrender in September 1945, ending the war altogether. Soviet Unionball and United Statesball both took the dying Koreaball's children under their wing, that being North Koreaball and South Koreaball then United Kingdomball, Franceball, Portugalball and Netherlandsball finally rescued their colonies in Southeast Asia from Empire of Japanball, while her daughter (as the Empire of Japanball died from radiation poisoning) State of Japanball was given free therapy by USAball after the war. United Statesball also helped rebuild the European balls' clay, while Soviet Unionball exerted his control over its newly liberated territories. United Nationsball was also created to help prevent another World War from happening ever again (hopefully), while the League of Nationsball was disbanded.
After the War, both United Statesball and Soviet Unionball were recognized as the only 2 Super Powers in the world by other countryballs. All in all,  Soviet Unionball had the most casualties with between 20,000,000 to 27,000,000 deaths, the closest to him was  Chinaball, with between 15,000,000 to 20,000,000, and then  Germanyball with between 6,900,00 to 7,400,000 however Polandball suffered the greatest population loss at between 16.93% to 17.22% of her population was dead.
==Combatants/Participants==
===Allied Powers===
* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandball
** Commonwealth of Australiaball (until 1942)
*** Territory of Papuaball
*** Territory of New Guineaball (until 1942)
** Dominion of New Zealandball
** Indiaball
** Colony of Southern Rhodesiaball
** Newfoundlandball
** Colony of Burmaball
** Colony and Protectorate of Nigeriaball
** Crown Colony of the Island of Malta and its Dependenciesball
** Island of Ceylon and its Dependenciesball
** Aden Colony and Protectorateball
** Bahrain and its Dependenices
** Hashemite Kingdom of Iraqball (From 1943)
** Sheikhdom of Kuwaitball
** State of Qatarball
** Trucial Statesball
*** Emirate of Abu Dhabiball
*** Emirate of Dubaiball
** Colony and Protectorate of Kenyaball
** Somaliland Protectorateball (Until 1940, From 1941)
** Tanganyika Territoryball
** Straits Settlementsball
** Federated Malay Statesball (until 1942)
** Johor Sultanateball (until 1942)
** Sultanate of Kedahball (until 1942)
** Kelantan Sultanateball (until 1942)
** Perlis Sultanateball (until 1942, from 1945)
** Terengganu Sultanateball (until 1942)
** Raj of Sarawakball (until 1942, from 1945)
** North Borneo Protectorateball (until 1942, from 1945)
** State of Bruneiball, the Abode of Peace (until 1942, from 1945)
** Hong Kongball (until 1941, From 1945)
** Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colonyball
** Solomon Islands Protectorateball
** Colony of Fijiball
** Kingdom of Tongaball
** Gambia Colony and Protectorateball
** Colony of Gibraltarball
** Palestinecube
** Emirate of Trans-Jordanball
** Senussi Orderball
** Condominium of Anglo-Egyptian Sudanball
** Colony of Gold Coastball
** Protectorate of Northern Rhodesiaball
** Protectorate of Ugandaball
** Nyasaland Protectorateball
** Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leoneball
** Colony of Bermudatriangle
** British Guianaball
** Colony of Barbadosball
** Crown Colony of British Hondurasball
** Crown Colony of the Bahama Islandsball
** Crown Colony of the Falkland Islands and its Dependenciesball
* Union of Soviet Socialist Republicsball (from 1941)
** Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republicball (1941, From 1944)
** Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republicball
** Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republicball (1941, From 1944)
** Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republicball
** Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republicbrick
** Estonian Soviet Socialist Republicball (1941, from 1944)
** Latvian Soviet Socialist Republicball (1941, from 1945)
** Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republicball (1941, from 1944)
** East Turkestan Republic (from 1944)
* United States of Americaball (From 1941)
** Commonwealth of the Philippinesball (1941-1942, from 1945)
** Territory of Alaskaball
** Panama Canal Zoneball
** Insular Government of Porto Ricoball
** Virgin Islands of the United Statesball
** American Samoaball
** Guamball (1941, from 1944)
** Territory of Hawaiiball
** Unorganized and Unincorporated Territory of Midway Atollball
** Unorganized and Unincorporated Territory of Wake Islandball (1941, from 1943)
** Iroquois Confederacyball (from 1942)
* French Republicball (until 1940, from 1944)
** Indochinese Unionball (until 1940)
** Mandatory Syrian Republicball (until 1940, from 1941)
** French Algeriaball (until 1940, from 1942)
** French protectorate in Moroccoball (until 1940, from 1942)
** French protectorate of Tunisiaball ([[wikipedia:Armistice of 22 June 1940|until 1940, from 1943)
** French West Africaball (until 1940, from 1942)
** Colony of Madagascar and Dependenciesball (until 1940, from 1942)
** Lebanese Republicball (until 1940, 1941-1943)
** French Equatorial Africaball
*** Colony of Chadball
*** French Congoball
*** French Gabonball
** Territory of Camerounball
** Territory of Togolandball (until 1940, from 1942)
** French Somalilandball (until 1940, from 1943)
** French Oceaniaball
** New Caledoniaball
*** Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islandsball (until 1940, from 1942)
** New Hebrides Condominiumball
** French Settlements in Indiaball
** Territorial Collectivity of Martiniqueball (until 1940, from 1943)
** Guadeloupeball (until 1940, from 1943)
** Territorial Collectivity of French Guianaball (until 1940, from 1943)
** Overseas Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelonball (until 1940, from 1942)
* Free Franceball (1940-1944)
* Republic of Polandball
* Polish Underground Stateball (until 1945)
* Czechoslovak Republicball (from 1941)
* Kingdom of Belgiumball (from 1940)
** Belgian Congoball
** Territory of Ruanda-Urundiball
* Grand Duchy of Luxembourgball (from 1940)
* Kingdom of the Netherlandsball (from 1940)
** Dutch East Indiesball
* Kingdom of Norwayball (from 1940)
* Kingdom of Yugoslaviaball (1941-1945)
* Democratic Federal Yugoslaviaball (From 1943)
* Kingdom of Greeceball (from 1940)
* Ethiopian Empireball (From 1942)
* Republic of Chinaball (From 1941)
* Dominion of Canadaball
* Commonwealth of Australiaball (from 1942)
** Territory of Papuaball
** Territory of New Guineaball (from 1945)
* Union of South Africaball
* Republic of the United States of Brazilball (from 1942)
* United Mexican States (from 1942)
* Mongolian People's Republicball (from 1941)
* Kingdom of Egyptball (from 1945)
* Republic of Cubaball (From 1941)
* Argentine Republicball (from 1945)
* Kingdom of Nepalrawr
* Republic of Liberiaball (from 1944)
* Imperial State of Iranball (from 1943)
* Republic of Turkey (from 1945)
* Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaball (From 1945)
* Republic of Chileball (from 1943)
* Republic of Colombiaball (from 1943)
* Republic of Ecuadorball (from 1945)
* Peruvian Republicball (from 1945)
* Republic of Boliviaball (From 1943)
* Oritenal Republic of Uruguayball (From 1945)
* United States of Venezuelaball (From 1945)
* Republic of Paraguayball (from 1945)
* Republic of Costa Ricaball (from 1941)
* Republic of Panamaball (from 1941)
* Republic of Haitiball (from 1941)
* Republic of Hondurasball (from 1941)
* Dominican Republicball (from 1941)
* Republic of Nicaraguaball (from 1941)
* Republic of El Salvadorball (From 1941)
* Republic of Guatemalaball (From 1941)
* Sultanate of Muscat and Omanball
* Lebanese Republicball (From 1945)
* Albaniaball (From 1944)
* Free Thai Movementball (from 1941)
* Democratic Republic of Vietnamball (from 1945)
* Khmer Issarakball (from 1945)
* Anti-Japanese Base Areasball (from 1941)
* Spanish Republicball (from 1940, Spanish Maquis)
* Chetniks (1941-1943)
* Tuvan People's Republicball (1941-1944)
* Provisional Government of the Republic of Koreaball (from 1941)
* Principality of Monacoball (1942, from 1944)
* Most Serene Republic of San Marinoball (from 1944)
* Republic of Austriaball (from 1945)
==== Co-belligerents of the Allied Powers (former Axis powers) ====
* Kingdom of Italyball (from 1943)
* Kingdom of Romaniaball (from 1944)
* Tsardom of Bulgariaball (from 1944)
* Republic of Finlandball (from 1944)
==== Marital Support ====
* Kingdom of Swedenball (from 1944, Liberation of Finnmark)
===Axis Powers===
* German Reichball/Greater German Reichball (until 1945)
** Slovak Republicball (until 1945)
** Independent State of Croatiaball (1941-1945)
** French Stateball (1940-1944)
** Hellenic Stateball (1941-1944)
** National Governmentball (1942-1945)
** Protectorate of Bohemia and Moraviaball (until 1945)
** Government of National Salvationball (1941-1944)
*** Pećanac Chetniks (1941-1943)
** Lokot Autonomyball (1941-1944)
** Belarusian Central Councilball (1943-1944)
** Kingdom of Albaniaball (1943-1944)
** Slovene Home Guardball (1943-1945)
** Italian Social Republicball (1943-1945)
** Government of National Unity (1944-1945)
* Kingdom of Italyball (1940-1943)
** Libyaball (1940-1943)
** Italian East Africaball (1940-1941)
** Kingdom of Albaniaball
** Governorate of Montenegroball (1941-1943)
* Empire of Japanball (from 1940)
** Taiwanball
** Koreaball
** Japanese Mandate for the Governance of the South Seas Islandsball
** Empire of Manchuriaball (1940-1945)
** Mongolian Autonomous Federationball (1940-1945)
** Republic of Chinaball (1940-1945)
** Second Philippine Republicball (1943-1945)
** State of Burmaball (1943-1945)
** Provisional Government of Free Indiaball (1943-1945)
** Empire of Vietnamball (1945)
** Kingdom of Kampucheaball (from 1945)
** Kingdom of Luang Phrabangball (from 1945)
* Kingdom of Hungaryball (1940-1944)
* Kingdom of Romaniaball (1940-1944)
* Tsardom of Bulgariaball (1941-1944)
* Spanish Stateball (limited involvement)
** Spanish Protectorate in Moroccoball (limited involvement)
* Kingdom of Siamball (from 1942)
* Kingdom of Yugoslaviaball (1941)
* Chetniks (1943-1945)
* Free City of Danzigball (1939)
* Ukrainian Insurgent Armyball (1942-1943)
==== Co-belligerents of the Axis powers ====
* Union of Soviet Socialist Republicsball (until 1941)
** Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republicball
** Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republicball
** Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republicball
** Tuvan People's Republicball
** Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republicball
** Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republicbrick
** Finnish Democratic Republicball (until 1940)
** Estonian Soviet Socialist Republicball (1940-1941)
** Latvian Soviet Socialist Republicball (1940-1941)
** Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republicball (1940-1941)
* Mongolian People's Republicball (until 1941)
* Republic of Finlandball (1941-1944)
* Hashemite Kingdom of Iraqball (1941)
* Imperial State of Iranball (1941)
===Not Aligned to Allied Powers or Axis Powers===
* Republic of Chinaball (until 1941)
* Anti-Japanese Base Areasball (Until 1941)
* Empire of Japanball (until 1940)
** Taiwanball
** Koreaball
** Japanese Mandate for the Governance of the South Seas Islandsball
** Empire of (Great) Manchuriaball
** Mengjiang United Autonomous Governmentball
** Provisional Government of Republic of Chinaball (until 1940)
** Reformed Government of the Republic of Chinaball (until 1940)
** Republic of Chinaball (1940)
* Spanish Republicball (until 1940, Spanish Maquis)
* Republic of Finlandball (until 1941)
* Kingdom of Denmark (1940)
** Faeroe Islandsball (1940)
* Kingdom of Icelandball (1940)
* Republic of Estoniaball (1940)
* Republic of Latviaball (1940)
* Republic of Lithuaniaball (1940)
* Swiss Confederationball (from 1940, Aerial incidences)
* Kingdom of Thailandball (1940-1941)
* National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachment of Yugoslavia (1941-1943)
* Ukrainian National Government (1941)
* Portuguese Timorball (1942)
* Ukrainian Insurgent Armyball (from 1943)
* Slovak National Uprising (1944-1945)
* Russian Liberation Army (from 1945)
* Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesiaball (from 1945)
==Gallery==
File:PolandballISTankBiggur.png
File:Third Reichtangle1.png|Third Reichtangle anschlussing other balls. Includes upset Russian SFSRball, its parent Soviet Unionball and UKball looking after its relatives who have joined Free Franceball.
File:WWII 1.png|The European Theatre in a nutshell.
File:NfQ5cOS.png|By u/AaronC14
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File:OtLiEcj.png|By u/AndyRedditor
File:A toast!.png|By u/kabochakabochasweet
File:XLnjzgW.png|By u/paglinawandesu
File:Lamentable Lappi.png|By u/I_EatYourBeets
File:Russian Winter.png|By u/Sunnyvale5109
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== See also ==