jan 1, 1936 - Germany reoccupies Rhineland demilitarized zone

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Axis Powers:
Military alliance formed in 1936 among Germany, Italy, and Japan that fought the Allied powers during World War II.


In 1935, Hitler began an open re-armament program, in violation of the Versailles treaty, without consequence. In 1936, he sent troops into the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone under the terms of Versailles. Again, there was little international opposition, with France and Britain both shrugging. Later that year, Mussolini and Hitler formed the Rome-Berlin Axis, a political and military alliance between the two fascist nations. Also in 1936, Germany agreed to a military alliance with Japan in the event of a war against the Soviet Union. With this alliance now forming a Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis, the three nations became known as the Axis powers. France and Great Britain remained reluctant to oppose him, and in the absence of opposition, Hitler had seized the military advantage in Europe by 1937.

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