The term arose early during World War II and refers to the idea of two "imperialist camps" competing to dominate the world: one led by the United Kingdom and France and supported by the United States; and the other led by Nazi Germany and supported by Fascist Italy.
这个词出现在第二次世界大战的早期，針對的是两个「帝国主义阵营」竞相统治世界的想法：一个由联合王国和法国领导，並得到美国支持；另一个由纳粹德国领导，并得到法西斯意大利的支持。