Initiating event:
The initiating event was Germany invading Poland.
Countries that were involved:
Great Britain, France, United States, Soviet Union, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan.
Allied powers:
Great Britain:
Flag: Map: Winston Churchill (Leader)
France:
Flag: Map: Charles de Gualle (Leader)
United States:
Flag: Map: FDR (Leader)
Soviet Union:
Flag: Map: Joseph Stalin (Leader):
Canada:
Flag: Map: Mackenzie King (Leader):
Axis powers:
Germany - Adolph Hitler
Japan - Tojo
Italy - Mussolini
Soviet Union - Stalin
Japan - Tojo
Italy - Mussolini
Soviet Union - Stalin
Lend-Lease was a program under which the United States supplied Great Britain and other Allied nations with material.
The Soviet Union switched from the axis to the allies because Germany invaded the Soviet Union.