USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Which of the following countries did not belong to the Axis powers?

(A) Japan

(B) Italy

(C) ** France

(D) Germany

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -France was a part of the Allied countries and not a part of the Axis powers during the second world war.

Concept note-2: -The major Allied Powers were Britain, France, Russia, and the United States. The Allies formed mostly as a defense against the attacks of the Axis Powers. The original members of the Allies included Great Britain, France and Poland. When Germany invaded Poland, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.

Concept note-3: -Major Alliances during World War II (1939-1945) The three principal partners in what was eventually referred to as the Axis alliance were Germany, Italy, and Japan. These countries were led by German dictator Adolf Hitler, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, and Japanese Emperor Hirohito.