Hitler's control of Germany, Stalin's over Russia and Mussolini's of Italy had already been established when World War II broke out.
just as russia pulled out, the US went in.
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Japan had conflicts with China and Russia before World War one.
Russia fears usa in ww2
In World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire formally declared war on Russia on August 6, 1914. Already formally at war with the Kingdom of Serbia (since July 28th of that same year), the Empire's declaration made formal what was already a practical fact, with Russia, on one hand, and, on the other, Germany and the Austro-Hungarians already engaged in military conflict.
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leader of russia
No, but Russia did own Alaska until about 1860.
Japan was already a major power by the mid 1890s. In 1904-05 they inflicted a humiliating defeat on Russia in the Far East.
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