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The United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal were active in taking colonies. Italy, Germany and Japan were jealous of this. They wanted control of lands and Natural Resources as well. So these countries formed the Axis Powers and began taking control of lands in Europe, Africa and Asia. The Allied Powers of the United Kingdom, France, and eventually the United States, Canada, Australia opposed them. Initially the Soviet Union had signed a treaty with Germany to divide Poland but when Hitler tried to invade the Soviet Union, Stalin joined the Allies.

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