Many people believe that the fascist countries are only three Axis powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan. None of the other countries are fascist countries. The fascist forces of World War II were still very strong, in addition to the 3 Axis powers, there were 3 partner countries, 6 client states and 15 puppet regimes.
Speaking of World War II, many people's first impression is that Germany, Italy, and Japan, the three major Axis powers, jointly launched an attack on the world, and became a model of greed and lack of snake swallowing elephants, in fact, in the subconscious, people underestimate the strength of the fascist camp, in addition to the three major powers, there are 21 countries following behind their butts waving their flags and shouting, wanting to jointly divide the earth.
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, triggering World War II. This war was the most tragic war in the history of mankind, and it was also a war in which all mankind united against fascism. Fascism is an extreme political ideology that advocates nationalism, racism, militarism, **ism, and violent rule.
The fascists were represented by Germany, Italy, and Japan, which formed the Axis alliance in an attempt to conquer the world. However, the Axis powers were not the only champions of fascism, they also had some collaborators, client states, and puppet regimes, which, although not very well-known, made the fascist forces stronger in World War II and caused more difficulties and damage to the anti-fascist allies.
Axis powers: The core of fascism The reason why the three Axis powers are so impressive is indeed because they were the core of fascism in World War II, which is made up of three countries: Germany, Italy, and Japan. All three countries experienced a series of political, economic, and social crises in the early 20th century, leading to the rise of nationalism, militarism, and fascism. Coupled with the constraints and oppression imposed on them by the Versailles system and the Washington system in World War I, these three countries have a strong desire to expand and plan their own hegemony.
In 1940, the signing of the Treaty of the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan also officially marked the official release of the Axis Alliance. The name of this alliance is derived from Hitler's words, in Hitler's view, Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo will be the three poles of the world, and the whole earth will revolve around these axes, hence the name of the Axis powers.
They consider themselves to be the center of the world and can change the order of the world at will. However, the signing of the Axis Alliance Treaty was mostly superficial, and Germany and Italy were reasonable in saying that they were neighbors, while Japan was too far apart to support each other.
So from this point of view, it means that the three countries sit down, drink a glass of blood and blood wine, have a nominal alliance, and start to invade around their own territory, which is a bit of a foreshadowing for the establishment of a new world order after the occupation of the whole world.
Germany: The leader of fascism, Germany is the most powerful country in the Axis powers, Germany is the defeated country in the First World War, the "Treaty of Versailles" almost broke the backbone of Germany, not to mention the land reparations, but also had to sell resources to pay off debts, and the established industrial base was almost dismantled to pay off debts, and the whole country was struggling to survive.
This made the originally strong Germany return to its pre-liberation period overnight, with economic collapse, social unrest, and national humiliation. In this context, Hitler and his Nazi Party rose up, exploiting popular discontent and fear, preaching nationalism, racism, anti-Semitism and **ism, promising to make Germany strong again.
In 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, and soon abolished democracy and established a fascist regime. He embarked on a massive military expansion, violating the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles and building a powerful army, air force, and navy. He also began to invade foreign countries, first symbolically stationing troops in the demilitarized zone on the Rhine, and seeing that Britain and France did not react, he began to carry out military mobilization with great fanfare.
In the Versailles Treaty, the number of Germany's standing army could not exceed 100,000, and Hitler saw that Britain and France had a mentality of burying their heads in the sand as ostriches, and directly began to expand their armaments. This also gave birth to the fascist chariot in disguise.
Although Germany can definitely be regarded as the first brother of the Axis powers, the first to create the term fascist was the famous soy sauce party in World War II - Italy, Italy is the first model of Europe at both ends of the rat, a typical wall grass, in the first world war, it was the opposite of Germany.
But to the disappointment of the Italians, at the post-war Paris Peace Conference, Britain, France, the United States, and Japan did not care much about him at all, and took such a big risk to follow the soy sauce for a long time, but did not share any benefits, but the economy became extremely difficult.
In this situation, Mussolini and his fascist party rose up, and they took advantage of the discontent and fear of the population, and under the banner of restoring Italy to the grandeur of the Roman Empire, they succeeded in seizing power and began to implement ** in Italy. Italy's goal has always been clear: to control North Africa and then the whole of Africa!Italy was too weak to be the first fascist to provide Germany with effective support or protect its own interests. In 1943, Italy was captured by the Allies, and the fascist leader Benito Mussolini** was executed. became the first Axis head of state to die. It can be said that Italy was the most defeated of the Axis powers, and not only did it not gain anything, but it became a burden to Germany.
Japan: The Outlier of Fascism.
Fascism in Japan was not imported from Europe, but gradually developed after the Meiji Restoration. Fascism in Japan was based on militarism, with the emperor as the core and the national system as the goal. Japan's fascism is very focused on nationalism and expansionism, and it is first implanted in the psychology of every Japanese by its own people, and the concept of greater East Asia co-prosperity is rooted in the psychology of every Japanese, which makes all Japanese take it for granted that Japan is the leader of Asia and has the obligation to unify Asia.
Therefore, the Japanese army in the second world war will to fight the most tenacious, but also the most brutal, even after the United States dropped the atomic bomb, it was unwilling to surrender, and even shouted "100 million jade pieces", wanting to fight to the last man, until the sober emperor himself was afraid, issued an edict of surrender, and ended the war.
Japan's desire for expansion stemmed from its island location, and it lacked sufficient resources and markets to establish its own sphere of influence in Asia. Japan successively launched the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, the September 18 Incident, the July 7 Incident and other wars, and gradually invaded Korea, Northeast China, North China, and Central China.
However, the land resources were too scarce, almost all strategic materials needed to be imported from abroad, and the US resource embargo made Japan suffer, so it attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, triggering the Pacific War and occupying most of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean. Japan's military power was very strong, especially its navy and air force, which inflicted great losses on the allies. So Japan also suffered the atomic bomb. It became the first and only nation in human history to have enjoyed the impact of a nuclear bomb.
On August 15, Emperor Hirohito announced his unconditional surrender, ending Japan's fascist regime. In addition to these three ** fascist axis abroad, there are 6 younger brothers behind them who are waving flags and shouting, that is, followers of fascism - client states. The accession of these countries expanded the sphere of influence of the Axis powers, and also brought more difficulties to the Allies' operations. The Axis powers had six client states, all of which were European countries that followed Germany's ass to snatch the fruits of victory: Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Croatia.
Hungary: Hungary, once a companion of the fascists, was also defeated in World War I and was forced to sign the Peace of Trianon, losing a large amount of territory and population, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire fell apart, leaving only a small state. This has led to a surge of nationalist sentiment in Hungary, eager to regain the lost territories.
Horthy took control of the power in Hungary and imposed ** rule. Holty's policies were similar to those of fascism, in that he suppressed the opposition internally and sought expansion externally. He was close to Hitler and supported German aggression. In 1938, Hungary, with the support of Germany, regained part of its lost territory. In 1939, Hungary joined the International Pact of Industry and became a member of the Axis powers. In 1940, Hungary, with the support of Germany, regained more territory. In 1941, Hungary took part in the German offensive against the Soviet Union, sending a large number of troops.
However, the Hungarian army did not perform well on the Soviet-German battlefield, was counterattacked and surrounded by the Soviet Union, and suffered heavy losses. Horthy is a typical wall-riding faction, when he saw that Germany was defeated in the Soviet Union, he immediately turned around and began to defect, but the fact that he was an undercover agent was too poor, and he was discovered by the system before he began to make formal contact, and the SS secretly dispatched to arrest Horthy and bring him to Germany.
He also installed a puppet regime in Hungary and continued to fight against the Allies. In 1945, Hungary was occupied by the Soviet Union and became a satellite state of the Soviet Union. Tossed and turned, even his own sovereignty was gone.
Romania was also part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which became independent after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but the region was a very conflicting ethnic and religious conflict that was difficult to integrate and manage. King Carol II of Romania imposed ** rule, suppressed the opposition, and tried to maintain Romania's independence and stability. Sandwiched between the Soviet Union and Germany, Romania was also a bag, and in 1940, the Soviet Union and Germany made separate territorial claims to Romania, and Romania began to cede land and pay reparations. This stabbed the hornet's nest and greatly damaged the prestige of the old king, and an uprising in Romania overthrew the old king and elected his son Mihai I as the new king.
The rise to power of Mihai I also marked the complete fall of Romania to Germany, who declared his accession to the Axis powers, participated in the German offensive against the Soviet Union, and sent a large number of troops. Romania, like Hungary, was a soy sauce party on the battlefield, and the troops sent out in a few rounds were almost wiped out by the Soviet Union, and Mihai I completely fell to the Allies, turning his gun and firing at Germany.
Slovakia: a puppet of the fascists.
Slovakia is a people with a long history and culture, it was once part of the Kingdom of Hungary and later became part of Czechoslovakia. However, nationalist sentiment in Slovakia has always been high, with a desire for independence and self-determination.
In this context, the Fascist Party in Slovakia rose up, establishing close ties with Germany and supporting its expansion plans. In 1938, Germany forced Czechoslovakia to cede the Sudetenland at the Munich Conference, and Slovakia was granted some autonomy. In 1939, Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, occupied Bohemia and Moravia, and supported Slovakia to establish an independent state.
However, the country was only a puppet of Germany, it did not have any autonomy and was completely subject to German orders. However, the Slovak people did not support the fascist regime, and they began to revolt, launching the Slovak National Uprising in an attempt to free themselves from German control. It's just that it was brutally suppressed, and the country fell into chaos.
In 1945, Slovakia was occupied by the Soviet Union and became part of Czechoslovakia again. The fascist regime in Slovakia ended, but Slovak nationalist sentiments did not disappear.
Bulgaria: a fascist watcher.
Bulgaria is a country with a long history and culture, it was once part of the Ottoman Empire and later became a small country in the Balkans. Bulgaria joined the Axis powers in World War I, but was defeated and forced to sign the Peace of Saint-Germain, losing some territory. In this case, the king of Bulgaria, Boris III, imposed a ** rule, trying to maintain the independence and stability of Bulgaria.
However, his policies were not supported by the people and were not respected by foreign countries. In 1940, Bulgaria, with the support of Germany, regained some of its lost territories. In return, in 1941, Bulgaria joined the Axis powers and took part in the German offensive against Greece and Yugoslavia, sending some troops. However, in the face of the powerful Soviet Union and the United States, Bulgaria wisely maintained its neutrality. King Boris III of Bulgaria was a shrewd politician who moved between the Axis and the Allies in an attempt to maximize the benefits.
In 1944, Bulgaria withdrew from the Axis powers, joined the Allies, and participated in the attack on Germany, however, Bulgaria was a little late on board, the Soviet Union had already occupied the Balkans, and Bulgaria became a satellite state of the Soviet Union. In the end, he played a lonely game and was annexed by the Soviet Union.
Yugoslavia: After the collapse of the fascist rebel Austro-Hungarian Empire, Yugoslavia became independent and became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. However, there were many contradictions and conflicts between ethnic and religious groups in Yugoslavia, and it was difficult to live in harmony. The king of Yugoslavia, Alexander I, imposed a ** rule, trying to forcibly unify the various peoples and religions of Yugoslavia. In 1934, the king of Yugoslavia, Alexander I, was assassinated in France, and his son Peter II succeeded to the throne.
At that time, Peter II was a minor and could not control the power of the state, and the political situation in Yugoslavia was even more chaotic and turbulent. In 1941, Yugoslavia, under duress from Germany, joined the Axis powers. However, this decision caused a strong opposition from the Yugoslav people, who staged a coup d'état, overthrew the pro-German ** and withdrew from the Axis powers. However, at that time, the Germans were at the peak of their strength and immediately invaded Yugoslavia and occupied the entire country.
Puppet regimes were established, the largest of which was Croatia. However, the people of Yugoslavia did not submit to German rule, and they began to resist, forming two main resistance forces, the communists led by Tito and the royalists led by Mihailovich. Although these two forces were opposed to Germany, they were also hostile to each other, and a three-country struggle for hegemony was formed in Yugoslavia.
In 1944, Yugoslavia was occupied by the Soviet Union, and Tito's communists gained the support of the Soviet Union to establish the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia.
Croatia: a lackey of the fascists.
Strictly speaking, Croatia is a puppet state of Germany, after all, a state that Germany re-established after the dismemberment of Yugoslavia. Germany supported Croatia to establish an independent state, headed by the leader of the fascist party, Pavelich. However, the country was only a lackey of Germany, it did not have any autonomy and was completely subject to German orders. The Croatian regime was very brutal and ruthlessly **and** against its own people and the occupied countries, especially against Serbs, Jews and Gypsies, committing genocide.
The people of Croatia also began to revolt, joining the Yugoslav resistance in an attempt to free themselves from German and Croatian control. In 1945, Croatia was occupied by the Soviet Union and became part of Yugoslavia again. The fascist regime in Croatia ended, but nationalist sentiments in Croatia did not disappear.
These are the fascist Axis and client states, the fascist forces are far more than these, there are also partner countries and puppet states are also dreaming of conquering the world together, we will talk about it in the next issue!