[Country] was notably one of the only South African areas to remain unaffected, as it was a colony of the neutral Portugal at the time
In Central America, [country] remained neutral until the Pearl Harbor bombing. After joining the Allies, it contributed food and raw materials but did not send troops
[Country] remained neutral for most of the war until the bombing of Pearl Harbor, where it declared war on Japan the day after. It gave food supplies to the Allies soon thereafter
An overseas territory of Britain, [country] was under the leadership of Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, and people from the islands volunteered themselves to fight for the Allies
The oil refinery and port city of Talara in [country] was used in an American air base, and the country's navy patrolled the Panama Canal area, eventually declaring war on the Axis
Although neutral for most of the war, [country]'s president, Alfredo Baldomir, was poorly disposed toward the Axis powers and the country eventually declared for the Allies
Some of the most intense fighting of the war occurred in [country], including the important and bloody Battle of Guadalcanal
Joining the Allied side on 10 September 1939, [country] was bombed by Italian SM.82s in 1940, targeting Allied-operated oil refineries
Controlled by Britain during the war, [country] fought against the Axis and formed the largest army raised by voluntary enlistment, though some chose to fight against the British
As a part of the protectorate of France as part of French Indochina, [country] was occupied by the Japanese empire for much of the war
[Country] became a member of the Axis on 10 April 1941 and during the war launched a campaign of genocide against Serbs in the country and neighboring Bosnia
Despite Yugoslavia's attempt to remain neutral, the Axis powers invaded, and [country]'s territory was divided between Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Italy
[Country] dealt the first victory for the Allies by resisting Italian forces, pushing them back into Albania, but the country became occupied by Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria
In May 1940, Germany launched a surprise attack on [country] during its invasion of France, forcing the country to surrender, leaving the king and much of his army incarcerated
This country remained neutral until it was invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940 as part of Operation Weserübung in which the government was exiled to Britain
Though [country] was the only member of the British Commonwealth to remain neutral, an estimated 50,000 volunteers joined the British armed forces in fighting the war
When Reza Shah of [country] (known as the 'Bridge of Victory') refused to remove German workers, Allied troops invaded and he was forced to abdicate, and it joined the Allies
As the colony Belgian Congo, [country] was a crucial source of income for the exiled Belgian government and participated in the Allied campaigns in Africa
Known then as the French colony Upper Volta, the moro naba of [country] sent his two eldest sons to fight for France, and several thousand followed them into battle
At the time of the war, [country] was a colony of South Africa, known as South-West Africa, and fought alongside its neighboring country on behalf of the Allies
About 100,000 people from Tanganyika (modern day [country]) joined the Allied forces and fought during the East African Campaign against the Italians
[Country] was a British protectorate during the war and sent several troops to fights alongside the Allies, including Chief Mnikwa Dlamini of Hhelehhele
As a part of French West Africa, [country] became under the control of Vichy France, but troops still fought for Free France
[Country] was a part of French West Africa during the period of World War II, serving as the easternmost of these territories
During the war, [country] began to modernize with American assistance, with the Freeport of Monrovia and Robers International Airport being built through the Lend-Lease program
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