Alignment
Each nation has alliance tendencies. From joining one of the three factions to being only slightly influenced, nations are never completely neutral. The major powers normally cannot change their alignment, the exception being if the regime should fall in a coup, civil war or as the result of foreign intervention (e.g. Vichy France). The minors however, constantly move about on the alignment triangle.
In the case of minor nations, the alignment should not simply be regarded as the actual policy of the government (although that sets the "baseline"), but also how frightened and pressured the nation feels by the three political blocs. Thus, minor nation alignment tends to lean towards the bloc with the strongest presence near its borders as well as to the side that appears to be winning the war.
The major powers will attempt to influence key minors by using their Diplomatic Influence to change minor countries' alignment. Let's take a look at the three alliances.
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