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Columbia Encyclopedia

Axis, coalition of countries headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, 1936-45 (see World War II). The expression "Rome-Berlin axis" originated in Oct., 1936, with an accord reached by Hitler and Mussolini. The Axis was solidified by an Italo-German alliance in May, 1939. This was extended (Sept., 1940) by a military alliance among Germany, Italy, and Japan—the so-called Berlin Pact, to which Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Croatia adhered later. The related Anti-Comintern Pact (see Comintern), originally concluded between Germany and Japan in 1936, later had as adherents, besides the Berlin Pact nations, Spain, Denmark, Finland, and the puppet governments of Manchukuo and Nanjing.

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Axis may refer to:

In politics:

A parameter used in describing political spectrum
Axis of evil, U.S. President George W. Bush's description of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
Axis powers of World War II

In science:

Axis (anatomy), the second cervical vertebra of the spine
Axis (deer), a genus of deer
Axis (Science Festival), an annual technical festival held in Nagpur, India
Axial tilt, the axis on which the earth rotates
Optical axis, in optics

In mathematics:

Axis of rotation, line around which a three-dimensional object rotates
Axis of symmetry, a line that divides a two-dimensional object into identical shapes
X axis and Y axis, perpendicular lines used in the Cartesian coordinate system

In music: