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History of WWII

Unit 1
Axis Powers
What were the Axis Powers?Which countries were in the Axis Powers?Who were the leaders of the Axis Powers?
Unit 1 • Chapter 3

Who were the leaders of the Axis Powers?

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The leaders of the Axis Powers were Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini of Italy, and Hideki Tojo of Japan. Hitler was the dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. He was responsible for the Holocaust, the genocide of millions of Jews and other people. Mussolini was the dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He was an admirer of Hitler and allied Italy with Germany in 1936. Tojo was the Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1945. He led Japan into World War II and was responsible for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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What was the name of the German leader of the Axis Powers?

What was the name of the Italian leader of the Axis Powers?

What was the name of the Japanese leader of the Axis Powers?