They tried their best to convince the world they were just bystanders in all the aggression. The US passed 3 neutrality acts to convince everyone they were not gonna be involved in any aggressive action .... They hid from the idea that war was coming ..
In a word - appeasement, i.e. a light slap on the wrist and an "Oh, you are a naughty boy".
During the 1930s, Italy and Germany were very aggressive towards other countries. The European democracies responded by letting them know they wouldn't tolerate the aggression.
Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II, famously warned of the threat of Nazi aggression to all democracies. His speeches and writings played a critical role in rallying Allied support against Nazi Germany.
Europe had just finished with a horrific war and they were still recovering from it during the 1930's. The European democracies wanted to avoid another great war, and so they didn't interfere with Italy's and Germany's aggressions until they felt it was absolutely necessary.
They tried their best to convince the world they were just bystanders in all the aggression. The US passed 3 neutrality acts to convince everyone they were not gonna be involved in any aggressive action .... They hid from the idea that war was coming .. In a word - appeasement, i.e. a light slap on the wrist and an "Oh, you are a naughty boy".
Appeasement until 3 September 1939 when they both declared war on Germany.
They remained neutral despite Germany and Italy offering official military support.
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During the World War II era, Western democracies were initially unable to stop aggressive dictators from accomplishing expansionist goals for several reasons. For one thing, they lacked the popular support that would enable decisive military action against the dictators (and nations) in question. For another, they lacked reliable support from a significant number of allied or sympathetic nations, whose support would have proved critical in any confrontation with the dictators in question.
At the end of World War Two, several nations became democracies. Based on the structure of the WW 2 peace treaties, West Germany became a democratic nation under the supervision of the victorious Western Allies. Italy, also shed its fascist leader, Mussolini, during the war and after it became a democratic country. It should be noted that all this required the advice & consent of the Western Allies. It could not have been possible with out it.
Appeasement until 3 September 1939 when they both declared war on Germany.
Communist aggression.
The Axis Aggression in WWII is just what you have already stated. It is the aggressive actions of Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan during WWII. Remember that when the Axis Aggression was created the U.S. was not yet involved in the war.