<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Nearly every country in the world participated in World War II, with the exception of a few countries that remained neutral . The Second World War pitted two alliances against each other, the Axis powers and the Allied powers . The leading Axis powers were Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Japan; while the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union and China were the "Big Four" Allied powers . </P> <P> The countries involved in or affected by World War II are listed here alphabetically, with a description of their role in the conflict . </P>

Who fought on germany's side in ww2