Rome–Berlin Axis

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bilateral treaty military alliance political alliance

The Rome–Berlin Axis was the political and military alliance formed in the 1930s between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany that became a core component of the World War II Axis powers.

Aliases (2)

Axis of Rome and Berlin ×1
Pact of Steel ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty → military alliance → political alliance →
aimedAgainst	France → Soviet Union → United Kingdom →
alsoKnownAs	Axis of Rome and Berlin →
context	World War II → interwar period →
countryInvolved	Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany →
deFactoEndDate	1943-09-08 →
diplomaticAlignment	anti-British → anti-French → anti-communist →
endedWith	Italian armistice of Cassibile →
followedBy	Pact of Steel →
formedInDecade	1930s →
historicalSignificance	core of Axis powers in Europe →
ideology	Nazism → fascism →
influencedEvent	German annexation of Austria → German invasion of Poland → Italian entry into World War II → Italian invasion of Albania → outbreak of World War II →
languageOfName	English →
leaderOfGermanyAtFormation	Adolf Hitler →
leaderOfItalyAtFormation	Benito Mussolini →
locationOfSigning	Berlin →
memberOfSide	World War II Axis powers →
militaryNature	defense cooperation pact →
opposedBy	Allied powers →
originalLanguage	Italian →
originalLanguageTerm	Asse Roma–Berlino →
partOf	Axis powers →
politicalNature	authoritarian alliance → totalitarian alliance →
precededBy	German–Italian relations in World War I →
propagandaTermCoinedBy	Benito Mussolini →
proposedBy	Benito Mussolini →
region	Europe →
relatedAgreement	Anti-Comintern Pact →
startDate	1936-10-25 →
strengthenedBy	Pact of Steel → Tripartite Pact →
symbolized	cooperation between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany →
termUsedInSpeechDate	1936-11-01 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fascist Italy ("Pact of Steel") →	alliance
Rome–Berlin Axis ("Axis of Rome and Berlin") →	alsoKnownAs
Axis →	originOfName