REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: ROME-BERLIN AXIS 1936 The Axis powers, also known as "Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis", were the nations that fought in World War II against the Allies. The Axis powers agreed on their opposition to the Allies, but did not completely coordinate their activity.

1. ROME-BERLIN AXIS
1936
IGCSE HISTORY
REVISION

2. DEFINITION
Rome-Berlin Axis was an agreement between Hitler and Mussolini to
work together on matters of common interest.

3. Question 1
What two events drew Mussolini closer
to Hitler?

4. Answer 1
The Italian invasion of Abyssinia.
The League of Nations’ decision to impose sanctions on Italy.

5. Question 2
Which pre-Second World War conflict in
Europe saw the two countries fighting
together?

6. Answer 2
The Spanish Civil War.

7. Question 3
The agreement was followed by two
more important political pacts involving
the two countries. Name them.

8. Answer 3
The Anti-Comintern Pact (1937).
The Pact of Steel (1939).

9. What did the Rome-Berlin Axis clear the
way for Hitler to do?

10. Answer 4
Occupy Austria and complete the Anschluss.

11. Important
The Axis marked a significant reversal of Italian foreign policy,
particularly as it was signed a year after Mussolini agreed to the Stresa
Front with Britain and France.