Final answer:
France was not part of the Axis powers during World War II; the Axis consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Step-by-step explanation:
The country that was NOT part of the Axis powers during World War II is c. France. The Axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan. These nations formed alliances leading up to and during World War II, based on their shared goals of territorial expansion and the establishment or maintenance of national autarchy (self-sufficiency). France, on the other hand, was quickly overrun by Germany in 1940 and was subsequently divided into the German-occupied zone in the north and the Vichy regime, a nominally independent state collaborating with Germany, in the south. However, it's important to note that there was also a strong French Resistance movement against the occupation and the Vichy government.