NAZIS RULE DURING WWII During WWII the Nazis had a lot of power. They ruled most of Europe and a little bit of North Africa. It was one of the darkest times in history. Perhaps the darkest time in history only the people who lived in those times knew how bad it was. The Nazis would crush anyone or anything that would come in their way. The Nazis would burn the bible and many other books. When hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 World War II begain. World war 2 had to different power Axis and Allies. Axis had Germany,Italy,and Japan and Allies had USA,Britain,France. On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.