Axis powers
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Defeating the Axis powers saw U.S. defense spending hit 37% of gross domestic product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
During World War II, March was so powerful and influential that the Allies paid him a substantial sum to keep Spain from joining the Axis powers.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2025
Italy’s allegiances — first to the Axis powers, then to the Allies — shift and fragment with the tides of war and politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025
Consider that during World War II, roughly 3 million tons of explosives were used against the Axis powers, which comprised three large and heavily militarized nations.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023
Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and the 332nd Fighter Group took the war to the Axis powers from thirty thousand feet.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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