The Axis Flashcards
1
Q
Why/when was Rome-Berlin axis agreed
A
1936, after Abyssinia relations with Br+Fr and Ita harmed and Ger and Ita felt isolated, Ger was in bad terms b/c of Rhineland, both fascist
2
Q
Why/when was Anti-Comintern pact agreed and what did it cause
A
1936, Hitler interest in Jap success, both hated Communism, extended Rome-Berlin to Tokyo, rise of totalitarian fascism
3
Q
Why/when was Axis Alliance agreed
A
1937, axis grew out of diplomatic effort of Ita and Ger and Jap to secure their own expansionist interests in mid 1930s
4
Q
Timeline of Axis aggression
A
Jap invade Manchuria- 1931 Jap invade Jehol- 1933 Ger announce rearmament- 1935 Ita invades Aby- 1935 Ger occupies Rhine- 1936 Ger and Ita in Sp war- 1936-39 Jap invades rest of China- 1937 Axis signed- 1937
