The Axis powers in the Second World War included Japan, Germany and:

Correct answer: Italy. The three principal Axis powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan, linked by the Tripartite Pact of 1940.

• Hungary: Hungary joined later as a smaller Axis partner, but it was not one of the three principal powers.
• Austria: Austria had been annexed by Germany in 1938 and was not a separate Axis power.
• France: France was an Allied country that fell to Germany in 1940.