WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dozens of European states adopted neutrality at the beginning of WWII, but by 1945 only Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey remained independent or unaligned.

Detailed explanation-2: -Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland held to the concept of armed neutrality, and continuously amassed soldiers to defend their nation’s sovereignty from potential invasion. Thus, they maintained the right to become belligerent if attacked while in a state of neutrality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Isolationists believed that World War II was ultimately a dispute between foreign nations and that the United States had no good reason to get involved. The best policy, they claimed, was for the United States to build up its own defenses and avoid antagonizing either side.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some nations, such as Switzerland, Denmark, Monaco, and Sweden, remained perfectly neutral and did not choose a side or send resources.

Detailed explanation-5: -Turkey although neutral sold chromite to both the axis and its allies. Switzerland was one of the few countries that maintained neutrality and treated both sides of the war the same. They captured soldiers on either side who landed on Swiss airfields.