On 5 October 1939, Latvia signed the Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Treaty, allowing the Soviet Union to build military bases on Latvian soil. Latvia, along with Estonia and Lithuania, signed the Baltic Entente in 1934, a plan for the countries to politically support each other. In 1920, the Latvian War of Independence was over, and Latvia gained its independence from Russia. Latvian: Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika.Additionally, the United Kingdom and France took control of the colonial empire of Italy following the war for many years.Īdditionally, several countries captured land in the years leading up to the war which then became puppet states those states which are immediately relevant to the war are also included here. The Allies had many more puppet states than all the Axis collectively: the United Kingdom possessed the largest empire in the world, followed by France and the United States had colonies, protectorates, puppets and territories throughout South Asia, the Caribbean, Central America and Polynesia. Germany and Japan were the two countries with the most puppet states. These countries are known as puppet states. Some of these countries were then given new names, and assigned new governmental leaders which were loyal to the conquering country.
See also: Military occupations by the Soviet Union during World War II, List of territories occupied by Imperial Japan, and Areas annexed by Nazi Germanyĭuring World War II a number of countries were conquered and controlled.
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