Did the Axis powers really refer to themselves as the Axis?
>>896758
no
As I have understood it the world "Axis" comes from the Hungarian minister of forgein affairs, who wanted to create an Alliance between Germany, Italy and Hungary.
This would kinda form an axis through Europe.
Not sure if it was used by anyone else though. Probably was since it got so wide spread.
Yes. It was based around an idea that after they joined together, the world would revolve around the Rome-Berlin Axis.
>>896758
It's derived from a speech made by Mussolini, but otherwise no.
>>896758
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY
obligatory desu
>ww1 alliance name
>entente
>pretty cool sounding
>ww2 alliance name
>allies
what went wrong?
>>897552
The English language
>>897552
they were known as the Allies in WWI too
