Question

During WWII, this country was a colony of

Answer 1

I don't know which country you mean — could you tell me the country's name?

If it helps, here are some common WWII-era situations (short list):
- India — British colony (British Raj) during WWII.
- Philippines — U.S. Commonwealth (commonwealth status, effectively under U.S. sovereignty) until Japanese occupation 1942–45.
- Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia) — Dutch colony, occupied by Japan 1942–45.
- French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia) — French colony/mandate under Vichy/Free French and Japanese influence/occupation.
- Korea — Japanese colony (1910–1945).
- Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore, Burma — British colonies/protectorates, many occupied by Japan during the war.
- Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco — French territories/protectorates (Tunisia and Algeria were battlegrounds/occupied at times).
- Palestine — British Mandate.
- Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand — independent dominions within the British Commonwealth (not colonies in the same sense).

Tell me the specific country and I’ll give a precise answer including any occupation changes during the war.