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The Axis powers, [ nb 1 ] originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis[ 1 ] and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan.
- Rome-Berlin Axis
- Anti-Comintern Pact
- Pact of Steel
- Tripartite Pact
- Hungary
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Bulgaria
- Yugoslavia
- Croatia
Italy and Germany began to pursue closer relations in 1936 after the League of Nations imposed sanctions on Italy for invading Abyssinia and after Italy’s alliance with Britain and France ended. On October 25, 1936, Germany and Italy entered into a treaty of friendship in which they pledged to pursue a common foreign policy. Based on a speech given...
On November 25, 1936, a month after Germany and Italy entered into a treaty of friendship, Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact. In this pact, the two countries pledged mutual assistance in combating the threat posed by the Communist International. Although the pact does not mention the Soviet Union, it was directed at tha...
On May 22, 1939, Germany and Italy expanded their political alliance into a military one by signing the Pact of Friendship and Alliance. Dubbed the Pact of Steel by Mussolini, the agreement provided for military cooperation and mutual defensive support between Germany and Italy. World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Germany attacked Poland....
On September 27, 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact. This pact formalized the alliance between the three countries, which subsequently were referred to as the Axis powers. In the Pact, Japan recognized “the leadership of Germany and Italy in the establishment of a new order in Europe.” In return, Germany and Italy recognized...
Hungarywas beholden to Germany and Italy for awarding it part of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and approving its annexation of Northern Transylvania from Romania in September 1940. Hungary’s leaders were also eager for preferential economic treatment from Nazi Germany. Hungary joined the Axis alliance on November 20, 1940.
Having requested and received a German military mission in October 1940, Romaniajoined the Axis on November 23, 1940. The Romanians hoped that loyal support for a German invasion of the Soviet Union and faithful oil deliveries would: 1) destroy the Soviet threat; 2) return to Romania provinces annexed by the Soviet Union in June 1940; and 3) win Ge...
Slovakiawas both politically and economically dependent on Germany for its existence as a sovereign state. Thus, Slovakia followed suit and joined the Axis alliance on November 24, 1940.
Initially, Bulgarian leaders stalled and resisted German pressure to join the Axis alliance. They were reluctant to get involved in a war with the Soviet Union. They also did not want to antagonize Yugoslavia, which was nominally an ally of Greece. However, Bulgariajoined the Axis after the Germans offered them Greek territory in Thrace. The German...
Yugoslaviareluctantly joined the Axis on March 25, 1941. It did so because the Germans agreed to respect Yugoslav neutrality in the war against Greece and did not demand transit rights for Axis troops. Two days later, Serbian military officers who objected to the Tripartite Pact overthrew the Yugoslav government that had signed it. This enraged Hit...
As part of the dismemberment of Yugoslavia, the Axis powers created a satellite state called the Independent State of Croatia. It was run by Croats who belonged to the fascist Ustaša movement. The Independent State of Croatia joined the Axis on June 15, 1941.
This new alliance was nicknamed the Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, or the Axis for short. In September 1940—a year after the start of World War II—Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Act pledging mutual military and economic support for one another.
A map showing most of the projected Axis Powers operational plans for expansion that didn't reach it's objectives, or weren't possible to execute during World War II, with the main goal to stablish a global New Order.
Sep 13, 2024 · World War II, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan —and the Allies— France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Axis Powers were a military alliance formed during World War II, consisting of Germany, Italy, and Japan. The three nations were united by a shared desire to expand their territory and exert their influence across the world.
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Apr 30, 2020 · Was the decisive factor Hitler’s meddling, Allied maritime superiority or the codebreaking experts of Bletchley Park? Eight leading military historians try to pinpoint the definitive reason why the Axis powers’ grand plans ended in defeat
