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Hungary during World War II
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Hungary in World War II
During
World War II
,
Hungary
was a member of the
Axis powers
. In the 1930s, the
Kingdom of Hungary
relied on increased trade with
Fascist Italy
and
Nazi Germany
to pull itself out of the
Great Depression
. By 1938, Hungarian politics and foreign policy had become more stridently nationalistic. Hungary benefited territorially from its relationship with the Axis. Settlements were negotiated regarding territorial disputes with the
Czechoslovak Republic
, the
Slovak Republic
, and the
Kingdom of Romania
. In 1940, under pressure from Germany, Hungary joined the
Axis
. In 1941, Hungarian forces participated in the
invasion of Yugoslavia
and the
invasion of the Soviet Union
.
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