| Central Powers | |
NATION Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire | DATE OF WAR DECLARATION July 28, 1914 October 14, 1915 August 1, 1914 October 29, 1914 |
| Allies | |
Belgium Brazil British Empire China Costa Rica Cuba France Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras Italy Japan Liberia Montenegro Nicaragua Panama Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Siam United States | August 4, 1914 October 26, 1917 August 4, 1914 August 14, 1917 May 23, 1918 April 7, 1917 August 3, 1914 June 27, 1917 April 23, 1918 July 12, 1918 July 19, 1918 May 23, 1915 August 23, 1914 August 4, 1917 August 5, 1914 May 8, 1918 April 7, 1917 March 9, 1916 August 27, 1916 August 1, 1914 June 3, 1915 July 28, 1914 July 22, 1917 April 6, 1917 |
Participants in World War II
| The Axis | |
Participating Nation Albania Bulgaria Finland Germany Hungary Italy Japan Romania Thailand | Date the Country Entered the WarJune 15, 1940 March 1, 1941 June 25, 1941 September 1, 1939 April 10, 1941 June 11, 1940 December 7, 1941 November 23, 1940 January 25, 1942 |
| The Allies | |
Nation Argentina Australia Belgium Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Czechoslovakia Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia France Great Britain Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras India Iran Iraq Lebanon Liberia Luxembourg Mexico Mongolian People's Republic Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Russia San Marino Saudi Arabia South Africa Syria Turkey United States Uruguay Venezuela Yugoslavia | Date Entered WarMarch 27, 1945 September 3, 1939 May 10, 1940 April 7, 1943 August 22, 1942 September 10, 1939 April 11, 1945 December 8, 1941 November 26, 1943 December 8, 1941 December 9, 1941 December 16, 1941 December 8, 1941 February 2, 1945 February 24, 1945 December 8, 1941 December 14, 1942 September 3, 1939 September 3, 1939 October 28, 1940 December 9, 1941 December 8, 1941 December 8, 1941 September 3, 1939 August 25, 1941 January 17, 1943 February 27, 1945 January 27, 1944 May 10, 1940 May 22, 1942 August 9, 1945 May 10, 1940 September 3, 1939 December 11, 1941 April 9, 1940 December 7, 1941 February 7, 1945 February 12, 1945 September 1, 1939 June 22, 1941 September 21, 1944 March 1, 1945 September 6, 1939 June 8, 1941 February 23, 1945 December 8, 1941 February 15, 1945 February 15, 1945 April 6, 1941 |
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2. The reasons that each country went to war. (Based on map information)
During world war 1, the major countries involved in the war were; Germany, Italy, England, United States, France, Russia, Austria Hungary (Tobias, 2017). It led to formation of alliances.
Germany entered the war because they wanted to encourage pan-Germanism. They allied with Austria-Hungary empire against Serbia when Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the Serbian nationalists.
Italy allied with Germany and Austria Hungary through central powers to help fight Serbia. Additionally, some of the territories Italy wanted to have were in the possession of Serbians.
England joined as an allied power and it was angry when Germany attacked the neutral Belgium. England therefore supported Belgium.
France joined the Allied power and worked with Russia to support Serbia.
Russia joined as allies to Serbia to encourage Pan-Slavism
The United States joined in the war because the Germans refused to stop the submarine warfare that had killed many Americans.
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
During world war 2 participating countries were reacting to the devastating effects of world war 1. 50 Allied countries joined forces against German. German had experienced political and economic instability which prompted it to participate in the war.
The harsh term of the Versailles Treaty led to the rise of Hitler who was obsessed with the idea of superiority and Germany's race and he joined the war believing that it was “Lebensraum,” or living space to expand the Germany race.
The breaking of the Versailles Treaty and signing of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, by Hitler and the Soviet leader promoted England and France to make plans of joining the war. Hitler invaded Poland and France with Britain come in support of Poland.
The United States joined to combat the Japanese aggression and after the Pearl Harbor incident, the war on Japan was declared. German and Axis powers then declared war on the United States.
References
Jopp, T. A. (2018). How does the public perceive alliances? Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook , 59 (1), 187-214. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbwg-2018-0008
