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Foreign relations of the Axis powers

Foreign relations are like when you talk and make friends with people from other countries. The Axis Powers were a group of countries that were friends during World War II. These countries were Germany, Italy, and Japan.

The Axis Powers had a lot of meetings and talked a lot about what they wanted to do together. They wanted to take over other countries and make their own countries stronger. They thought they were better than other countries and they wanted to show that by being in charge.

Germany was the leader of the Axis Powers because the ruler, Adolf Hitler, was in charge of everything. Hitler was very mean and wanted to take over a lot of countries. Italy was friends with Germany because their ruler, Benito Mussolini, also wanted to take over other countries. Japan wanted to be friends with Germany because they wanted to be a powerful country too.

The Axis Powers didn't get along with a lot of other countries because they wanted to take over too much. They went to war with a lot of countries, including the United States. In the end, the Axis Powers lost the war and they weren't friends anymore.