In 1939 Hitler and Stalin signed a friendship pact, and promised that they would not fight. But shortly after that Hitler broke the pact.
The alliance between Hitler, Mussolini, and Kurusu - Japan's foreign ambassador - was formed on September 27, 1940. It came to be known as the Tripartite (German; Literally; "Three Party") Pact. Other names included were: Tripartite Alliance Axis Pact Three-Way Pact
Poland was divided by secret protocols in the Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression pact .
Mussolini signed a Pact with Germany on 22 May, 1939, thus forming the "Pact of Steel".
Mussolini wanted power. He felt he could gain more power by being an ally of Hitler's Germany. So helped the United Kingdom and France think that Hitler's takeover of Austria was nothing and that Europe would be able to avoid war.
Italy and Japan joined Hitler's empire just over one year (Hitler invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939 - Japan and Italy joined up on September 27th, 1940). They were contractually obligated to support Hitler through a written agreement called the Tripartite Pact (also called the Three-Way Pact or Axis Pact).
The alliance between Hitler and Mussolini was called the Anti-Comintern Pact.
They signed what was known as the "Pact of Steel" .
nonaggression pact.
The alliance between Hitler, Mussolini, and Kurusu - Japan's foreign ambassador - was formed on September 27, 1940. It came to be known as the Tripartite (German; Literally; "Three Party") Pact. Other names included were: Tripartite Alliance Axis Pact Three-Way Pact
the pact of common foreign policy
They had a friendly relationship because their leadership styles were similar - terrorize their subjects until they fear you. Italy, Japan, and Germany also had a 3-way Pact (known officially as the Tripartite Pact). They formulated it in 1940.
Hitler tried Anschluss with Austria in 1934, however was stopped by Italy's Mussolini, who told Hitler that if he took one step into the country, he would take military action on him. However this was during a time when relations between Hitler and Mussolini were poor, in 1936 the Rome-Berlin Axis Pact considerably improved relations between Germany and Italy, and by 1938 relationships had improved to such an extent that Mussolin permitted Hitler's Anschluss with Austria.
Hitler didn't want Abyssinia: Mussolini wanted it. During the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, while the European attention was diverted, Hitler took advantage and reoccupied the demilitarised area called Rhineland. This happened in 1936. With this action Hitler broke both the Treaty of Versailles and the Lacarno pact.
Poland was divided by secret protocols in the Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression pact .
The "Rome-Berlin Axis" was used to describe the military coalition of Italy and Germany in 1939 under the Pact of Steel signed by Mussolini and Hitler. This is the source of the term Axis Powers to describe their alliance. With the signing of the Tripartite Pact by Japan (1940), the "Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis" describes the three major powers that fought the Allied Powers in World War 2.
Mussolini signed a Pact with Germany on 22 May, 1939, thus forming the "Pact of Steel".
Mussolini wanted power. He felt he could gain more power by being an ally of Hitler's Germany. So helped the United Kingdom and France think that Hitler's takeover of Austria was nothing and that Europe would be able to avoid war.