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| | :This [[Rome]]-[[Berlin]] protocol is an axis around which all [[European]] states, animated by a desire for [[peace]], may collaborate.<ref>Cortesi, Arnaldo (1936), "Mussolini Urges [[Paris]] and [[London]] to Enter Accord," ''[[The New York Times]],'' November 2, 1936, p. 1</ref> | | :This [[Rome]]-[[Berlin]] protocol is an axis around which all [[European]] states, animated by a desire for [[peace]], may collaborate.<ref>Cortesi, Arnaldo (1936), "Mussolini Urges [[Paris]] and [[London]] to Enter Accord," ''[[The New York Times]],'' November 2, 1936, p. 1</ref> |
| | Subsequently, newspapers began to use the phrase "Rome-Berlin axis," and later "Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis," or "Axis" for short. | | Subsequently, newspapers began to use the phrase "Rome-Berlin axis," and later "Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis," or "Axis" for short. |
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| | + | ==The Axis powers== |
| | + | *[[Third Reich]] (from September 27, 1940) |
| | + | *[[Italy|Kingdom of Italy]] (from September 27, 1940) |
| | + | *[[Japan]] (from September 27, 1940) |
| | + | *[[Hungary|Kingdom of Hungary]] (from November 20, 1940) |
| | + | *[[Romania|Kingdom of Romania]] (from November 23, 1940) |
| | + | *[[Slovakia|Slovak Republic]] (from November 24, 1940) |
| | + | *[[Bulgaria|Kingdom of Bulgaria]] (from March 1, 1941) |
| | + | *[[Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] (from March 25, 1941 – March 27, 1941) |
| | + | *[[Croatia]] (from June 15, 1941) |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
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| − | [[Category:History]] | + | [[Category:Word War II]] |
| | [[Category:European History]] | | [[Category:European History]] |
| | [[Category:United States History]] | | [[Category:United States History]] |
| | [[Category:Asian History]] | | [[Category:Asian History]] |