Axis powers

Axis countries and Axis Powers are the names for some countries that fought together against the Allies during World War II. The war ended in 1945 with the Axis powers losing and their alliances broken.

Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis Powers

The most important Axis countries formed an alliance called the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis Powers (1922 to 1945). They included:

• Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler
• Kingdom of Italy under Benito Mussolini
• Empire of Japan under Hirohito

The three of Axis Powers: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan.

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  Nazi Germany
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  Fascist Italy
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  Imperial Japan

All three countries had authoritarian governments, which were (and still are) often referred to as fascist.

Other countries

Subsequent signatories of the Tripartite Pact

In addition to the main three countries, the less important Axis countries were:

• Kingdom of Hungary under Miklós Horthy
• Kingdom of Romania under Ion Antonescu
• Kingdom of Bulgaria under Tsar Boris III

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  Hungary
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  Romania

Other countries that helped the Axis without being a part of them were:

Co-belligerent states

• Finland
• Iraq
• Thailand

Client states

• Slovakia
• Philippines (Second Republic)
• Vietnam (Empire of Vietnam)
• Manchukuo (Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia)
• Reorganized National Government of China
• Independent State of Croatia
• Province of Ljubljana
• Italian Social Republic

Controversial cases

• Denmark signed treaty of mutual non-aggression.
• Spain was neutral, but gave non-military assistance.
• Vichy France agreed not to resist after Northern France was conquered. Allowed (forced?) to allow Japan to occupy French Indochina.

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  Manchukuo
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  Slovakia
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  Vichy France
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  Croatia
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  Italian Social Republic

Several new or rebel governments that were created by the Axis during the war are:

• Burma (Ba Maw regime)
• India (Provisional Government of Free India)

Other websites

• WW2DB: Tripartite Pact
• WW2DB: Axis Countries