“The Global Anti-Fascist War”: Memory of the Second World War in Non-Western Countries

... countries remains on what followed the war—namely, their own struggles for independence. For sub-Saharan African countries, Ethiopia’s experience became an important symbol of resistance to colonialism: it mounted fierce opposition to European powers,... ... the war itself was largely perceived as “someone else’s conflict.” Iran and Turkey: An Uncomfortable Past In Iran’s historical memory, the country’s involvement in the Second World War occupies an inherently ambiguous place. The war is viewed ...