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The Axis Powers were those opposed to the Allies. The 3 major Axis powers, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Empire of Japan, referred to themselves as the "Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis". At their zenith, the Axis powers ruled empires that dominated large portions of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, but they were ultimately defeated at the end of World War II. Like the Allies, membership of the Axis was fluid, and some nations entered and later left the Axis during the course of the war. Major Axis powers ...

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• Axis Powers - Lesser Axis nations
• Axis Powers - Hungary
• Axis Powers - Romania
• Axis Powers - Bulgaria
• Axis Powers - Yugoslavia
• Axis Powers - Italian Social Republic
• Axis Powers - Middle East
• Axis Powers - South East Asia
• Axis Powers - Countries in active or passive coalition with the Axis
• Axis Powers - Finland
• Axis Powers - Thailand
• Axis Powers - Soviet Union
• Axis Powers - Free India
• Axis Powers - Spain
• Axis Powers - Under direct internal Axis control
• Axis Powers - Manchukuo Manchuria
• Axis Powers - Mengjiang
• Axis Powers - Nanjing puppet state
• Axis Powers - Vichy France
• Axis Powers - Lokot Republic
• Axis Powers - Belarusian Central Rada
• Axis Powers - Reichskommissariats of Ostland and Ukraine
• Axis Powers - White Russian Client State in Soviet Far East
• Axis Powers - Summary
• Axis Powers - Secondary Sources

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Axis Powers - Germany. Third Reich, ruled by German dictator Adolf Hitler, called the Führer (and in the last days of the war, by Hitler's untitled successor, Admiral Karl Dönitz). Axis Powers - Japan. Empire of Japan under Emperor Hirohito, but hands-on ruled by Prime Minister Hideki Tojo (and in the last days of the war, Kuniaki Koiso and Kantaro Suzuki), one of the most powerful Axis Power militaries, main and close ally with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Germany declared war against the United States under the pact between the two countries. ...

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Axis Powers - Germany. Third Reich, ruled by German dictator Adolf Hitler, called the Führer or "Leader," (and in the last days of the war, by Hitler's untitled successor, Admiral Karl Dönitz). Axis Powers - Italy. Kingdom of Italy under the nominal reign of King Victor Emmanuel III but in fact ruled by Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. On July 25, 1943, following an Allied invasion of the Italian mainland, the King stripped Benito Mussolini of his powers and had him arreste ...

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Axis Powers - Hungary. The first and most willing of the Central European Axis allies, Hungary started its collaboration with the fascist states of the Axis in 1927 signing a treaty with Italy. Formal and informal ties with Germany throughout the 1930s led to Hungary's active participation in subduing and dismantling of the Czechoslovak state, from which it obtained a number of territories. Hungary formally signed the tripartie pact on November 20, 1940< ...

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The term Axis was first used by Benito Mussolini, in November 1936, when he spoke of a Rome-Berlin axis. Italy, facing opposition to its war in Abyssinia from the League of Nations, sought closer relations with Germany, which under Adolf Hitler had withdrawn from the League in 1933. Mussolini signed a treaty of friendship with Hitler on October 25, 1936 and predicted the capitals of Italy and Germany would form an "axis" around which the other states of Europe would revolve. Later, in May 1939, this relationship transformed into a military and politica ...

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Axis Powers - Finland. After being attacked by the Soviet Union in the Winter War (1939–1940), the democratic Finland was a co-belligerent of Nazi Germany during the Continuation War (1941–1944), seeking to regain its lost territory and conquer East Karelia. Some Finns tended to view (and still do) these two conflicts as separate from World War II. In Allied usage, Finland was often referred to as an Axis country, which is often deplored as an effect of Soviet propaganda depicting the Finns as fascists ...

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Axis Powers - Manchukuo Manchuria. Manchukuo, meaning Manchuria, was a puppet state set up by Japan on February 18, 1932. The country's independence was not recognized by the League of Nations causing Japan to withdraw from the League. Italy, Germany and the Japanese-puppet government of China under Wang Jingwei were the only major governments to recognize the Japanese backed state. In the following order, these other states later recognized the existence of this nation: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ba Maw Burmese Na ...

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Axis Powers - Manchukuo Manchuria. Manchukuo, meaning Manchuria, was a puppet state set up by Japan on February 18, 1932. The country's independence was not recognized by the League of Nations causing Japan to withdraw from the League. Italy, Germany and the Japanese-puppet government of China under Wang Jingwei were the only major governments to recognize the Japanese backed state. In the following order, these other states later recognized the existence of this nation: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ba Maw Burmese Na ...

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Axis Powers - Finland. After being attacked by the Soviet Union in the Winter War (1939–1940), the democratic Finland was a co-belligerent of Nazi Germany during the Continuation War (1941–1944), seeking to regain its lost territory and conquer East Karelia. Some Finns tended to view (and still do) these two conflicts as separate from World War II. In Allied usage, Finland was often referred to as an Axis country, which is often deplored as an effect of Soviet propaganda depicting the Finns as fascists ...

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Axis Powers - Finland. After being attacked by the Soviet Union in the Winter War (1939–1940), the democratic Finland was a co-belligerent of Nazi Germany during the Continuation War (1941–1944), seeking to regain its lost territory and conquer East Karelia. Some Finns tended to view (and still do) these two conflicts as separate from World War II. In Allied usage, Finland was often referred to as an Axis country, which is often deplored as an effect of Soviet propaganda depicting the Finns as fascists ...

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The term Axis was first used by Benito Mussolini, in November 1936, when he spoke of a Rome-Berlin axis. Italy, facing opposition to its war in Abyssinia from the League of Nations, sought closer relations with Germany, which under Adolf Hitler had withdrawn from the League in 1933. Mussolini signed a treaty of friendship with Hitler on October 25, 1936 and predicted the capitals of Italy and Germany would form an "axis" around which the other states of Europe would revolve. Later, in May 1939, this relationship transformed into a military and political alliance, c ...

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On September 18, 1931, Manchuria was an object of Japanese invasion during the Mukden incident. Italy, facing opposition to its war in Abyssinia from the League of Nations, forged an alliance with Germany, which had withdrawn from the League in 1933. The term was first used by Benito Mussolini, in November 1936, when he spoke of a Rome-Berlin axis in reference to the treaty of friendship signed between Italy and Germany on October 25, 1936. The two countries would form an "axis" around which the other states of Europe could revolve. Later, in May 1939, this relationship transformed into a ...

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Axis Powers, Axis Powers - Origins, Axis Powers - Lesser Axis nations, Axis Powers - Hungary, Axis Powers - Romania, Axis Powers - Bulgaria, Axis Powers - Yugoslavia, Axis Powers - Italian Social Republic, Axis Powers - Middle East, Axis Powers - South East Asia, Axis Powers - Countries in active or passive coalition with the Axis, Axis Powers - Finland, Axis Powers - Thailand, Axis Powers - Soviet Union, Axis Powers - Free India, Axis Powers - Spain, Axis Powers - Under direct internal Axis control, Axis Powers - Manchukuo Manchuria, Axis Powers - Mengjiang, Axis Powers - Nanjing puppet state, Axis Powers - Vichy France, Axis Powers - Lokot Republic, Axis Powers - Belarusian Central Rada, Axis Powers - Reichskommissariats of Ostland and Ukraine, Axis Powers - White Russian Client State in Soviet Far East, Axis Powers - Summary, Axis Powers - Secondary Sources

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Axis Powers - Manchukuo Manchuria. Manchukuo, meaning Manchuria, was a puppet state set up by Japan on February 18, 1932. The country's independence was not recognized by the League of Nations causing Japan to withdraw from the League. Italy, Germany and the Japanese-puppet government of China under Wang Jingwei were the only major governments to recognize the Japanese backed state. In the following order, these other states later recognized the existence of this nation: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ba Maw Burmese Na ...

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Axis Powers, Axis Powers - Origins, Axis Powers - Lesser Axis nations, Axis Powers - Hungary, Axis Powers - Romania, Axis Powers - Bulgaria, Axis Powers - Yugoslavia, Axis Powers - Italian Social Republic, Axis Powers - Middle East, Axis Powers - South East Asia, Axis Powers - Countries in active or passive coalition with the Axis, Axis Powers - Finland, Axis Powers - Thailand, Axis Powers - Soviet Union, Axis Powers - Free India, Axis Powers - Spain, Axis Powers - Under direct internal Axis control, Axis Powers - Manchukuo Manchuria, Axis Powers - Mengjiang, Axis Powers - Nanjing puppet state, Axis Powers - Vichy France, Axis Powers - Lokot Republic, Axis Powers - Belarusian Central Rada, Axis Powers - Reichskommissariats of Ostland and Ukraine, Axis Powers - White Russian Client State in Soviet Far East, Axis Powers - Summary, Axis Powers - Secondary Sources

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