The Axis Powers .
The Axis Powers .
The Axis was the alliance among Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Axis powers; also includes Japan.
The Allied Powers were a military alliance, so the term is quite straightforward. However, you might still ask why the opposing military alliance between Germany, Austria, and Italy, was not referred to as allied powers. We tend to think of alliance as a good thing, so when we are in an alliance we are the allies; when our enemies are in an alliance, it is more of an axis of evil kind of thing. In WW II people talked about the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis. It should be noted that Japan was not formally allied to Nazi Germany, although it became a kind of alliance in that both Japan and Nazi Germany were at war with the US.
The alliance they formed was called the Axis Powers. Britain (aided by the French resistance), the U.S., and Soviet Union, were known as the Allies.
False, they were the Axis.True. The term "ally" or "allies" (without cap's) refers to a group of countries who join together to support and defend each other. Therefore, they were allies. The name of this alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan was called the Axis, which, I think, was first used by Benito Mussolini.
The CENTRAL POWERS is the term used for the alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Before WWI Germany made the triple-alliance with Italy and Austria-Hungary. Bulgaria and the Ottoman empire joined the alliance, against the Entente with UK, France and Russia. Other countries joined the Entente too. When Italy swapped sides in 1915, the remainder of the German war alliance was called the central powers. In WWII the term "the allies" was used about those fighting with the UK against the Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan, with their collaborators).
Central Powers was the term describing the war-time alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Germany was A Nazi ruled country and it's allies were Italy, and Japan.
The term "Axis" in the context of World War II refers to the alliance formed between Germany, Italy, and Japan. The name is derived from the idea of an "axis" around which these nations believed the world would revolve, symbolizing their intent to reshape global power dynamics. This alliance was formalized through various treaties and agreements, with the Axis powers aiming to expand their territories and influence.
The Triple Alliance, originally consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, changed its name to the Central Powers during World War I. Italy, however, left the alliance in 1915 and joined the Allies. The term "Central Powers" came to represent the coalition of Germany and Austria-Hungary, later joined by the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.