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== Major Powers and sides ==

The game is played with the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] (consisting of the [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[India]], [[Australia]], [[South Africa]] and numerous territories and colonies), [[France]], [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]], [[USSR]] and the [[United States|United States of America]] forming the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] and [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] forming the [[Axis powers of World War II|Axis]]. China is divided into Chinese [[Kuomintang|Nationalists]] and Chinese [[Communist Party of China|Communists]]. Each major power can be played by one player; in practice two or more  major powers on the same side are usually played by each player. If there is more than one player on the Allied side, the Chinese communists are controlled by the [[USSR]] player.