Axis Powers

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Tripartite Pact | Axis Leaders Of World War II  
2. World War II History Info: The Axis
3. Avalon Project (Yale University): Pact Between the Axis Powers Barring...
4. Axis History Factbook: Campaigns and Operations
5. How Stuff Works: Leaders of the Axis Powers Library
6. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Axis Alliance in World War II
7. YouTube Video: Why We Fight (Time 10:01)

Axis Powers Timeline

• 1939: The Nazis sign the Pact of Steel with Italy on May 22.
• 1940: In late September the Tripartite Pact is signed, officially forming the Axis Powers
• 1941: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor on December 7, bringing the U.S. into World War II
• 1944: The Allies defeat Germany at the Battle of the Bulge
• 1945: In May, Germany signs unconditional terms of surrender
• 1945: U.S. uses Atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, causing Japan's surrender

Axis Powers Background

Nazi Germany

• Mahalo's Guide to the History of Germany
• Wikipedia: Nazi Germany
• German Embassy: Germany History and Culture
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Third Reich

Empire of Japan

• Mahalo's Guide to the History of Japan
• Wikipedia: Empire of Japan
• All Empires: Rise of the Japanese Miracle (May 16, 2008)

Kingdom Of Italy

• Mahalo's Guide to the History of Italy
• Wikipedia: Kingdom of Italy
• CIA World Fact Book: Italy

Axis Powers Major Historical Figures

Adolf Hitler

• Mahalo's Guide to Adolf Hitler
• Wikipedia: Hitler
• New York Times: Insane or Just Evil? (November 17, 1998)
• TIME: The TIME 100, Adolf Hitler (April 13, 1998)

Benito Mussolini

• Mahalo's Guide to Benito Mussolini
• Wikipedia: Benito Mussolini
• ThinkQuest: Benito Mussolini Background
• Cornell University: Mussolini and Italy

Hirohito

• Mahalo's Guide to Hirohito
• Wikipedia: Emperor Hirohito
• BBC: Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989)
• Mount Holyoke College: Emperor Hirohito, Accepting the Potsdam Declaration

Axis Powers Maps and Media

• Google Images: Axis Powers Images
• Live.com: Axis Powers Maps
• Flickr: Axis Powers Aircraft Photos
• YouTube: Axis Powers Videos
• YouTube Video: Aircraft Produced By The Axis Powers (Time 3:18)
• YouTube Video: Weird weapons - The Axis Powers (Time 9:30)
• Google Video: Last Secrets of the Axis (Time: 1:33:15)

Axis Powers Books and Research

• Google Books: Axis Powers Books
• Amazon.com: From Coalition to Collapse
• Google Books: Japan's International Relations During WWII
• Library and Archives, Canada: Wages of Guilt (1994)

Axis Powers Satire and Humor

• Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art: Axis Cartoon
• YouTube Video: Daffy Duck Conquers Nazi Germany (Time: 7:23)
• World War II Remembered: Military Cartoon - 1943