(A) Italy
(B) ** Soviet Union
(C) Germany
(D) Japan
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: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is France. Axis countries were the coalition headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan. Axis countries opposed the Allied powers in World War II that included France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
Concept note-3: -The Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) were opposed by the Allied Powers (led by Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union). Five other nations joined the Axis during World War II: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Croatia.
Concept note-4: -Axis powers, coalition headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan that opposed the Allied powers in World War II.