Puppet states are "endowed with the outward symbols of authority", such as a name, flag, anthem, constitution, law codes, motto, and government, but in reality are appendages of … 詳細

French revolutionary and Napoleonic clients
The Batavian Republic was established in the Netherlands under French revolutionary protection. 詳細

Imperial Japan
During Japan's imperial period, and particularly during the Pacific War (parts of which are considered the Pacific theatre of World War II 詳細

Puppet states later absorbed into the Soviet Union
• Tuvan People's Republic (1921–1944) – Achieved independence from China by means of local … 詳細

The term is a metaphor which compares a state or government to a puppet controlled by a puppeteer with strings. The first recorded use of the term "puppet government" was in … 詳細

Established by the German Empire
• Kingdom of Poland (1917–1918) – The Central Powers' forces occupied Russian Congress Poland in 1915 and in 1916, Germany and 詳細

The Axis demand for oil and the concern of the Allies that Germany would look to the oil-rich Middle East for a solution, caused the invasion of Iraq by the United Kingdom and the 詳細