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The Axis Powers were the coalition led by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II. They opposed the Allied Powers, consisting mainly of Great Britain, France, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.

The alliance originated in a series of agreements between Germany and Italy. On October 25, 1936, the two countries proclaimed a coalition known as the Rome-Berlin Axis. This was followed by the Anti-Comintern Pact, a German-Japanese alliance against the Soviet Union that was signed on November 25, 1936. The connection between Germany and Italy was strengthened by the Pact of Steel, a full military and political alliance signed by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini on May 22, 1939. The Axis coalition was finalized when Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact on September 27, 1940.

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