The axis lost because the 3 of them were empire building and didn’t have common interest beyond “don’t fight over the same stuff. Maybe help each other?”
I think this is probably the best response. The allies wanted to protect the status quo including their own colonial empires. There was talk of “self determination”, but that did not apply to their own colonies.
I think this is probably the best response. The allies wanted to protect the status quo including their own colonial empires. There was talk of “self determination”, but that did not apply to their own colonies.
Here is a list of British Colonies, Protectorates and Dominions in WWII
When Japan attacked the US, they were actually attacking their colonies of Hawaii, the Philippines, Guam, Midway Island and Wake Island.