1. Rome-Berlin Axis
“The Axis Powers”

2. The Axis
The Rome-Berlin Axis was the relationship between Mussolini and Hitler.
Mussolini didn’t identify what anti-Jewish racism but as Germany grew stronger Italy issued anti-Jewish decrees
They were against communism and democracies specifically Soviet Union and France
October Italy and Germany announced their agreement to support their “parallel interests”
Germany made a similar agreement with Japan and all three countries became known as the Axis Powers.

4. The Axis Powers
The three major Axis Powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan.
In May 1939 the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini transformed into an alliance which Mussolini called it “the pact of steel”
In September of 1940 they singed the Tripartite Pact which officially founded the Axis Powers.
Hungry, Romania, Slovakia, and Bulgaria joined the pact in November and March 1941.
Germany became the unofficial leader of the Axis Powers because Germany had the most technologically-advanced armed forces.

6. The defeat of the Axis
On September Italy was the first Axis partner to give up to the Allies.
Romanian troops fought along side the soviets , Bulgaria surrendered as a communist-led fatherland front and then declared war on Nazi Germany.
Germany occupied Slovenia and Austria the last days of April 1945
On May Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies
Japan fought alone until September when they surrendered.