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Neutral countries around the world
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Neutral countries around the world
How the Neutral Countries in World War II Weren’t So Neutral [1]
Two days after Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and World War II erupted. Dozens of countries, still recovering from the horrors of World War I, tried to remain neutral to avoid invasion and more bloodshed.
“The fact that the coast of Norway straddled the North Sea made it an area of critical importance to both Great Britain and Germany,” says Dr. David Woolner, Marist college professor and author of The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and Peace
It was true for other countries as well—including Belgium and the Netherlands, both of which had declared their neutrality prior to the war. Their neutral status made little impression on Adolf Hitler, who ordered his forces to invade both states as part of his attack on France in May 1940
RG 84: Sweden [2]
Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84). However, after the German occupation of Norway and Denmark in April 1940, Sweden was less well placed to resist German pressure to relax its neutral stance
German soldiers on rotation to and from the war front made about 250,000 trips across Swedish territory, as late as August 1943. Moreover, the Swedish Navy escorted German convoys in the Baltic.
When the war begun Germans had over 130 corporations, or groups of corporations in Sweden that were outright branches and subsidiaries of German firms. There were also firms that were believed to be financed by German corporations of German nationals
RG 84: Turkey [3]
Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84). Turkey began World War II bound to Great Britain and France by the military alliance of October 1939, moved to non-belligerency in June 1940 after the fall of France, and adopted a policy of “active neutrality” in the spring of 1941 after German occupation of the Balkans and the conclusion of a German-Turkish Treaty of Friendship on June 18, 1941.
There were two Germans banks in Turkey, the Deutsche Bank, Istanbul, and the Deutsche Orient Bank. Six German insurance companies had branches in Turkey
German firms were active in enterprises such as building materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, shipping, forwarding and transportation, machinery and electrical equipment, tobacco merchandising, commission agencies, importing, and exporting. There were German interests in at least 50 other firms in Turkey
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Explain Like I’m Five is the best forum and archive on the internet for layperson-friendly explanations. In WW2 the likes of Spain, Portugal and Switzerland remained neutral, how could these countries stay neutral?
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During WW II many Europan countries were or at least tried to be neutral and don’t get involved into the war. I think of Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland or Sweden
But did they even have another choice? Is their behaviour excusable because of their neutrality? And can complete neutrality in a war actually work?
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Explain Like I’m Five is the best forum and archive on the internet for layperson-friendly explanations. And there was a recent post on TIL that said the evacuation of Danish Jews from Denmark to neutral Sweden saved 99% of them.
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How the Neutral Countries in World War II Weren’t So Neutral [8]
Two days after Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and World War II erupted. Dozens of countries, still recovering from the horrors of World War I, tried to remain neutral to avoid invasion and more bloodshed.
“The fact that the coast of Norway straddled the North Sea made it an area of critical importance to both Great Britain and Germany,” says Dr. David Woolner, Marist college professor and author of The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and Peace
It was true for other countries as well—including Belgium and the Netherlands, both of which had declared their neutrality prior to the war. Their neutral status made little impression on Adolf Hitler, who ordered his forces to invade both states as part of his attack on France in May 1940
Neutral Countries in World War II 2022 [9]
World War II was marked by two major international alliances: the Nazi-led Axis powers and the Allies, which ultimately developed into the contemporary United Nations. As a result, not every nation, at least not openly, took sides in the conflict.
These countries chose a neutral stance to avoid being attacked, invaded, and occupied.. A pre-war policy of neutrality was in place in countries including Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
As a result of these agreements, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia were occupied by the Soviet Union and eventually annexed by the Soviet Union.. Several nations were conscripted into their occupiers’ armies after they were taken over by their occupiers and surrendered control of commerce, territory, resources, and military bases.
42 maps that explain World War II [10]
World War II was a great tragedy, claiming 60 million lives and throwing millions more into turmoil. Yet the war also spurred rapid technological development, hastened the end of colonialism, and laid the foundation for institutions like the United Nations and the European Union
World War II was the biggest conflict in world history, with major battles on three continents and some of the largest naval engagements in history. This amazingly detailed animated map, by YouTube user Emperor Tigerstar, provides a global view of the conflict
The full YouTube animation, available here is even more detailed, with a frame for each day of the war.. 2) The Allied countries had larger economies, a crucial factor in their triumph
Map: A neutral Ukraine would have company in Europe [11]
Ukraine’s newfound willingness to consider neutrality might squash its chances to join NATO. But a neutral Ukraine would join another club, as it would enter the ranks of several European countries without military alliances.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Russian journalists Sunday that his country would consider neutrality to end the month-old war with Russia “without delay.”. Ukraine and Russia are negotiating what neutrality would mean for the country
But neutrality means different things for different countries.. Charles Lichfield, the deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, said neutrality has definitions unique to each country, with some forgoing militaries and others declining to get involved in conflicts that don’t involve them
What would a neutral Ukraine look like? [12]
A neutral Ukraine would be forced to renounce NATO aspirations but could continue its path towards EU membership.. For over two decades since the end of the Soviet Union until the Russian invasion of Crimea, Ukraine was officially non-aligned – or neutral – in international affairs.
All that changed in 2014, when Russia seized Crimea. Ukraine officially abandoned its neutrality and MPs cheered as they voted to drop the country’s non-aligned position by 303 votes to just eight.
In 2019, Ukraine’s constitution was amended to include a new line in the preamble declaring “the irreversibility of the European and Euro-Atlantic course” of the country.. As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, that legally binding clause could be up for grabs.
Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century [13]
As Finland joins NATO, a few European holdouts cling to nonalignment.. The Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli had his doubts about the wisdom of a state remaining neutral, as it usually risks alienating both sides in a conflict
“And he who loses will not harbor you because you did not willingly, sword in hand, court his fate.”. The Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli had his doubts about the wisdom of a state remaining neutral, as it usually risks alienating both sides in a conflict
“And he who loses will not harbor you because you did not willingly, sword in hand, court his fate.”. Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, two formerly neutral European states—Finland and Sweden—have heeded Machiavelli’s advice
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