WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Japan
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USA
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Axis powers, coalition headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan that opposed the Allied powers in World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -Japan joined the Axis powers because it had ambitions to build an empire in the Pacific. This made the United States and Great Britain, the two most powerful empires in the Pacific besides Japan, Japan’s natural enemies.
Detailed explanation-4: -On September 27, 1940, Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, thus entering the military alliance known as the “Axis.” Seeking to curb Japanese aggression and force a withdrawal of Japanese forces from Manchuria and China, the United States imposed economic sanctions on Japan.