Sentence examples for axis power from inspiring English sources

The phrase "axis power" is not correct; it should be "Axis powers." You can use it when referring to the coalition of countries that fought against the Allies during World War II, primarily Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Example: "The Axis powers sought to expand their territories through military aggression during the 1930s and 1940s."
Alternatives: "Axis nations" or "Axis alliance.".

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axis power

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A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, imperial Japan and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.

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However, Lean is reminding us that, despite our stirring Churchillian myths of never surrendering, in the far east the British did raise the white flag to an axis power.

It seems to us a an act of justice that the Manchukuo government, the first puppet government set up by an Axis power, should be the first to crack, and the lession, as we see it, is that 10 years is probably as long as even the most collaborative Quisling can put up with the Axis.

No Axis Power army would bother.

Italy, despite being an Axis power originally, was allowed to send athletes after their defection to the Allies in 1943.

Starting with the UN War Crimes Commission and then the post-World War II tribunals, participants in Axis power atrocities did not face summary execution or exile, but a courtroom.

Britain's role in this alliance was reserved to support German naval and aerial military actions against the USA in a fight for world supremacy conducted from the Axis power bases of Europe, Africa and the Atlantic.

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Complaints were also made about the 37mm main armament, which was not powerful enough to penetrate the armor of most tanks used by the Axis powers.

The Axis powers are doomed.

The Axis powers decided not to attack Switzerland.

The term Axis Powers came to include Japan as well.

In terms of management and logistics, the Axis powers were similarly, and sometimes quite conspicuously, disadvantaged.

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