REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: ROME-BERLIN AXIS 1936

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.