During world war ii, which of the following pairs were axis nations?
a. france and great britain
d. germany and italy
c. germany and the soviet union
d. italy and the soviet union

During World War II, which of the following pairs were Axis nations?

B. Germany and Italy.

The Axis powers were the countries (Germany, Italy, and Japan) that opposed the Allied Powers during World War II.

Germany and Italy officially sealed their alliance through the Pact of Steel signed on 1939, which strengthened their friendship, and their military and political powers.

In 1936, Germany and Japan had sealed their alliance through the Anti-Comintern Pact. And by 1940, the three Axis nations signed the Tripartite Pact which allied and tied them to assist one another in the case of need.