WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Italy was a part of the Axis powers and not the Allied Countries during World War II.

Detailed explanation-2: -On June 10, 1940, shortly before Germany defeated France, Italy joined the war as Germany’s ally.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 22 May 1939, Italy and Germany signed the Pact of Steel joining both countries in a military alliance. The pact was the culmination of German-Italian relations from 1936 and was not defensive in nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main Allied powers were Great Britain, The United States, China, and the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-5: -Allied powers, also called Allies, those countries allied in opposition to the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) in World War I or to the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) in World War II.

Detailed explanation-6: -British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, “The only thing worse than having allies is not having them.” In World War II, the three great Allied powers-Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union-formed a Grand Alliance that was the key to victory.