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The Axis Powers was the collective term for the alliance between Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan (as well as various other countries) during the events of World War II - it stood in opposition to the Allies and became a term that is still used in the modern world as a metaphor for societies that are regarded as evil or warlike.
The Axis Powers managed to gain amounts of Europe, Africa, East, and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Oceans during the height of their power but were ultimately defeated at the end of World War II with the fall of the Nazis in Europe and later the bombing of Japan by America.
Although the Axis Powers were an alliance each member had different ideas of how to shape the world, the only thing they seemed to share in common was their enemy: the Allies (as well as democracy in general).
People and organizations involved
Leaders
- Adolf Hitler (Nazi Germany)
- Emperor Hirohito (Imperial Japan)
- Benito Mussolini (Fascist Italy / Italian Social Republic)
Collaborators
- Hideki Tojo
- Rudolf Hess
- Philippe Pétain
- Vidkun Quisling
- Ante Pavelić
- Francisco Franco
- Rodolfo Graziani
- Anton Mussert
- Ion Antonescu
- Mile Budak
- Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
- Jozef Tiso
- Vojtech Tuka
- Milan Nedić
- Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
- Bogdan Filov
- Petar Gabrovski
- Miklós Horthy
- László Bárdossy
- Ferenc Szálasi
- Amin al-Husseini
- Plaek Phibunsongkhram
- Leon Rupnik
- Shefqet Vërlaci
- Sekula Drljević
- Leonhard Kaupisch
- Zhang Jinghui
- Wang Jingwei
- Ba Maw
Organizations, political parties, and client states
- Nazi Party
- National Fascist Party
- Arrow Cross Party
- Ustaše
- Manchukuo
- Slovak Republic
- Second Philippine Republic
- Vichy France
- Hellenic State
- Government of National Unity
- Slovene Home Guard
- British Free Corps
- Government of National Salvation
- Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China
- State of Burma
- Slovak People's Party
- Albanian Fascist Party
- Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists
- Belarusian Central Council
- Independent State of Croatia
- Empire of Vietnam
- Mengjiang
- Iron Guard