Shelby Meyer. Mrs.Cour. Composition. 8 May 2017. Axis Powers.

World War II was fought between the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allied Powers (Britain, United States, Soviet Union, and France). Although most all countries were involved in some way hence the title “World War II,” the Axis and Allied Powers were the major players on the field. The war began when Germany at the command of Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland on September 1st 1939 as a “defensive action.” However, Britain and France did not buy it hence why they had declared war on Germany two days later as a result. The real reason Germany invaded Poland was because Hitler wanted more Lebensraum (“living space”) for Germans. Hitler believed that he would be able to get away with taking over Poland due to the fact that many counties appeased him when he had taken over Austria and the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. The United States’ decision to stay neutral also played a role in World War II, as they did not come to aid to the countries apart of the League of Nations.

World War II was a world wide war that involved a vast majority of countries around the world, it was fought on every ocean and the mediterranean sea, Europe, southeast Asia, China, Middle East, and Northern Africa, this war lasted from September 1, 1935 to September 2, 1945, and with a total of 50 million to 85 million fatalities in battle and 11 million fatalities in the holocaust making World War II the deadliest war in all of history. The war started on September 1, 1939 when the Nazi army invaded Poland which caused a declaration of war from France and the United Kingdom; these two countries came together to form the Allies which would later include The United States and Russia. After forming what they called the Axis alliance

World War II began on September 1, 1939 with Germany’s invasion of Poland a week after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Officially known as a treaty of non-aggression between the Soviet Union and Germany but secretly containing a protocol in which several European countries were divided into “spheres of influence” between the two powers.

shortly before World War II broke out in Europe–enemies NaziGermany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10

To Start of World War two the Nazi with Hitler occupied Europe. Along beside the Germans would be Mussolini with Italy, Stalin with the soviet Union, and Hiritio with Japan. Europe would be controlled by dictators all throughout World War Two. All of these countries would be part of the Axis

World War 2 started 1939 and ended 1945 and during the war there were two groups fighting each other the allies and the axis powers. The allies included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China and the United States of America. The axis powers included Germany, Italy and Japan (“World War II 1939–1945).

World War II started in 1939 with Nazi Germany aggression. Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria made up the

11.20.1940- Hungary and Romania sign the Tripartite Agreement. Becoming part of the Axis powers. (Germany, Italy, Japan, and now Hungary and Romania)

and Japan were joined together as the Axis Powers. Germany then declared war on the U.S.

World War II started when the German Nazis invaded Poland in a conquest for power and world domination. This led to a series of events resulting in a war between the “Allied Powers” (mainly Russia, Great Britain, and eventually America) against the “Axis Powers” (mainly

After the proclamation of the Rome-Berlin Axis, German-Japanese followed with and Anti-Comintern pact against the soviet union on November 25, 1936.  Italy joined the Anti-Comintern Pact on November 6, 1937. On May 22, 1939, Germany and Italy signed the so-called Pact of Steel, formalizing the Axis alliance with military provisions. Finally, on September 27, 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, which became known as the Axis alliance.    There were two of the three Axis powers that had initiated conflicts that would become theaters of war in World War II.

World War II began a long time before war was actually declared on the Axis Powers. In, 1921, Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Social Party, or Nazi Party. After a series of escalating events, seventeen years later, Hitler was the leader of Germany and declared Anschluss (or union), which led to more invasions of neighboring European countries. Once Germany invaded Poland, in September of 1939, Britain, France, and Canada decided enough was enough and declared war (World War II, 2012).

There were eleven countries in the axis alliance not the usually conceived three. World War II was a horrible time in the world’s history. In World War II, Germany, Italy, and Japan were the main powers in the axis alliance, who were basically the bad guys in World War II. The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union were the main powers in the allies alliance. The Germans wanted to destroy all people that weren’t of the Aryan race. Aryans were tall, blond, and had blue eyes. Anyone who didn’t meet those requirements was deemed racially inferior. Japan and Italy joined the axis alliance because they were guaranteed land when the battle was won for Germany. This is the same for most countries that joined the axis alliance. The alliance

In order for Mussolini to create an empire he needed Germany to remain weak, but once Hitler came to power, Germany grew much too fast for Mussolini. When the pair met in 1934 Mussolini realised that Hitler wasn't going to let Mussolini take over. Hitler's eagerness to expand was now apparent despite breaking the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. In April 1935, Britain, France and Italy, the wartime allies, attended the Stresa conference to discuss measures against Hitler, after he broke the terms of the Treaty. They all agreed to band together and prevent further expansion attempts by Hitler, yet the agreement was never signed. But like Germany, Mussolini was keen on expanding the Italian empire and in October 1935 Mussolini invaded Abyssinia.

The core of the Axis comprised three countries with vast territorial appetites, Germany, Italy, and Japan. Each of them had its interests beyond its own lands. Japan was hungry for the territories in the Pacific region and a significant part of China, Italy had its colonial interests and was seeking for an ally to oppose France, and Germany could not