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| − | The Allies were the | + | The Allies were the victorious countries of World War II, fighting to defeat the [[Axis]]. While the Allies were fighting against fascism, some Allied countries, notably [[the Soviet Union]} were far from democratic states themselves. France and Great Britain, while embracing values of libery and democracy in the context of the struggle against fascism, had colonial records which were inconsistent with those values. |
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Revision as of 17:37, March 24, 2007
The Allies were the victorious countries of World War II, fighting to defeat the Axis. While the Allies were fighting against fascism, some Allied countries, notably [[the Soviet Union]} were far from democratic states themselves. France and Great Britain, while embracing values of libery and democracy in the context of the struggle against fascism, had colonial records which were inconsistent with those values.
The Allied countries were:
Poland: 1939, 1 September, Australia: 1939, 3 September, New Zealand: 1939, 3 September, United Kingdom: 1939, 3 September (included colonies), France: 1939, 3 September, Nepal: 1939, 4 September, South Africa: 1939, 6 September, Canada: 1939, 10 September, Norway: 1940, 9 April, Belgium: 1940, 10 May, Luxembourg: 1940, 10 May, Netherlands: 1940, 10 May, Greece: 1940, 28 October, Kingdom of Yugoslavia: 1941, 6 April, Soviet Union: 1941, 22 June, Tannu Tuva: 1941, 25 June, Panama: 1941, 7 December, Costa Rica: 1941, 8 December, Dominican Republic: 1941, 8 December, El Salvador: 1941, 8 December, Haiti: 1941, 8 December, Honduras: 1941, 8 December, Nicaragua: 1941, 8 December, United States of America: 1941, 8 December, Peoples Republic of China: 1941, 9 December, Guatemala: 1941, 9 December, Cuba: 1941, 9 December, Czechoslovakia(Government-in-Exile) : 1941, 16 December