World War II in Europe began when Hitler's Nazi Germany attacked Poland. Germany had allies such as Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania. These European countries were part of the Axis Powers. The countries that fought against Germany and the Axis Powers in Europe were called the Allied Powers.The main Allied Powers in Europe were Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France.fter Poland was defeated, the country was divided up between Germany and the Soviet Union. Even though France and Great Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, there wasn't a lot of fighting at first. It was in April of 1940 when Germany went on the attack again. On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Norway and Denmark.
Gaines County is named for James Gaines, a merchant who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Your Ad Here. Gaines County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 14,467. The seat of the county is Seminole.
It is the county seat of Orange County, and is the easternmost city in Texas. Located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, Orange is 113 miles from Houston, and is part of the Beaumont â Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Founded in 1836, it is a deep-water port to the Gulf of Mexico.