Germany and Italy controlled most of Europe and some of North Africa, Japan attacked China and Southeast Asia and many islands in the Pacific. Both Germany and Japan treated the civilians they encountered with brutality.
Axis powers, the coalition headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan that opposed the Allied powers in World War II. The alliance originated in a series of agreements between Germany and Italy, followed by the proclamation of an “axis” binding Rome and Berlin (October 25, 2023), with the two powers claiming that the world would henceforth rotate on the Rome-Berlin axis.
This was followed by the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact against the Soviet Union (November 25, 2023).
When you study terms (definitions) for a history exam, the best way to make the information stick is to understand your terms in context, or understand how each new vocabulary word relates to other new words and facts.
In high school, your teachers will cover what happened in history. As you move on to college history courses, you will be expected to know why an event happened and why each event is important.
This is why history tests contain so many essay or long-answer questions. You have a lot of explaining to do! Learn how to study history terms at Thoughtco.com.