In WW2 the likes of Spain, Portugal and Switzerland remained neutral, how could these countries stay neutral?
What stopped the Axis powers from invading these countries to add to their countries?
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In WW2, Spain played its neutrality well. Recovering from a civil war, they weren’t ready for another major war. They support the Axis with materials, workers, and even a division or two on the eastern front. Germany didn’t want them in the Axis because Spain couldn’t defend itself from the allies and it would add insane amounts of coastline to the Atlantic Wall, meaning it would make Europe largely indefensible for Germany. The allies were content to get there own economic concessions, and prevent another nation from joining the axis. As the war turned Spain got closer to the allies, and navigated the Cold War scenario to keep Franco around for quite awhile. It was basically the best case scenario for Spain, who supported Axis goals, but Franco would’ve been dead much earlier if he had moved to join the war.
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