Although the Axis Powers of World War 2 may have been evil, the term "axis of evil" was first used by President Bush in 2002 refering to North Korea, Iran, Iraq, al-Qaeda, and Hezbollah.
I have included some other questions that have your answers. In short, the Japanese wanted to protect themselves from the US Navy when they went after the Dutch East Indies and they wanted to rule...
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