In December 1940 the countries at war with Germany and Italy were: * Britain and the British Empire and the independent countries of the Commonwealth (except the Irish Free State) which was neutral: # Australia # Canada # New Zealand # South Africa Greece was at war with Italy.
In the context of World War II, Axis-controlled nations were not in fact the same thing as the Axis powers (or, nations) themselves. The main Axis powers, Germany, Italy, and Japan, invaded and then controlled numerous European and Asian nations and territories: these were occupied and used by the Axis Powers to further their own prosperity and ongoing war-efforts.
WWII the ywere occupied by the Axis Powers
At the end of 1940, countries such as Germany, Italy, and Japan were not allies of the United States. These nations were part of the Axis Powers, actively opposing the Allies in World War II. The U.S. had not yet entered the war, but tensions with these countries were escalating.
In September 1940, Hungary and Slovakia joined the Axis Powers, which were primarily led by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II. This alliance was part of a broader strategy to expand influence and territory in Europe and beyond. Hungary's entry was motivated by territorial aspirations and support for Germany, while Slovakia sought to align with the Axis for political and military backing.
Germany, Italy, and Japan
September 1940.
Japan joined the Axis powers on 9/27/1940 .
In the context of World War II, Axis-controlled nations were not in fact the same thing as the Axis powers (or, nations) themselves. The main Axis powers, Germany, Italy, and Japan, invaded and then controlled numerous European and Asian nations and territories: these were occupied and used by the Axis Powers to further their own prosperity and ongoing war-efforts.
The Axis Powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Italy , Germany and Japan .
September 1940
September 27, 1940
Fascist nations of Axis Powers could have been stopped by Western democracies
Axis powers-Germany, Japan, and Italy-were part of a military alliance on the signing of the Tripartite Pact in September 1940, which officially founded the Axis powers. At their zenith, the Axis powers ruled empires that dominated large parts of Europe, Africa, East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, but World War II ended with their total defeat and dissolution. Like the Allies, membership of the Axis was fluid, and other nations entered and later left the Axis during the course of the war.
September 27, 1940
23 November 1940
The alliance was commonly known as the Axis Powers, based on an earlier agreement, the Pact of Steel between Germany and Italy, which established the "Rome-Berlin axis" (known after 1940 as the "Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis").The Axis was formed on September 27, 1940 under the Tripartite Pact of 1940 (not to be confused with the Tripartite Agreement of 1936, a financial agreement between the US, France , and the UK).