Axis Powers

The Axis Powers is a term for those participants in World War II 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". The Axis powers ruled empires that dominated large portions of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, but they were ultimately defeated in 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.

See also

• World War I
• World War II
• Britain's Allies of World War I
• Britain's Allies of World War II
• Central Powers -- Germany's allies in World War I
• All Participants in World War II

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• The Axis of Evil named by George W. Bush has the same connotations behind it as the Axis Powers, although the countries named are not in any way allied with each other.