Question

Which countries were considered the three major Axis Powers?

a. Germany, Austria, and France
b. Japan, Germany, and Italy
c. Germany, Russia, and Japan
d. Italy, Germany, and Turkey

Answer 1

B. JAPAN, GERMANY, and ITALY

The main Axis powers were Japan, with Emperor Hirohito as leader; Germany, with Adolf Hitler as leader; and Italy, with Benito Mussolini as leader. They were all dictators.

The Axis powers began to form in 1936

15th October 1936 - Germany and Italy signed a friendship treaty - Rome-German Axis.
25th November 1936 - Germany and Japan signed a treaty against communism - Anti-Comintern Pact

22nd May 1939 - Germany and Italy signed a stronger alliance - Pact of Steel
27th September 1940 - Japan signed the Pact of Steel - It became known as the Tripartite Pact.