Like many other upper respiratory diseases, diphtheria is most likely to break out during the winter months. At one time it was a major childhood killer, but in the early 2000s it is rare in developed countries because of widespread immunization.
Italy joined the Pact in 1937. The RomeâBerlin Axis became a military alliance in 1939 under the so-called  Pact of Steel , with the Tripartite Pact of 1940 leading to the integration of the military aims of Germany and its two treaty-bound allies.he RomeâBerlin Axis became a military alliance in 1939 under the so-called  Pact of Steel , with the Tripartite Pact of 1940 leading to the integration of the military aims of Germany and its two treaty-bound allies.
a military and political alliance between fascist Germany and Italy, formalized by the Berlin Agreement of Oct. 25, 1936. The creation of the axis attested to the open preparation of the fascist states for the unleashing of World War II.The Anti-Comintern Pact signed by Germany and Japan on Nov. 25, 1936, was a continuation of the Rome-Berlin Axis; Italy joined on Nov. 6, 1937.Documents on German Foreign Policy 1918â1945, series D, vol.1. London, 1949.he Anti-Comintern Pact signed by Germany and Japan on Nov. 25, 1936, was a continuation of the Rome-Berlin Axis; Italy joined on Nov. 6, 1937. Documents on German Foreign Policy 1918â1945, series D, vol. 1. London, 1949.