World War 2 News 1936

alongside Mussolini's conquest of Ethiopia and the growing alliance between Germany and Italy, forming the "Rome-Berlin Axis" which further destabilized international relations; additionally, Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany, solidifying a bloc against the Soviet Union. 








Key events of 1936: 

• March 1936:
  German troops occupy the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone under the Treaty of Versailles. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• May 1936:
  Mussolini's forces conquer Ethiopia. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• October 1936:
  Italy and Germany sign a treaty of cooperation, solidifying the Rome-Berlin Axis. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• November 1936:
  Japan joins the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany, aimed against the Soviet Union.