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.
On November 1, 1936, Germany and Italy, reflecting their common interest in destabilizing the European order, announced a Rome-Berlin Axis one week after signing a treaty of friendship. Nearly a month later, on November 25, 1936, Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan signed the so-called Anti-Comintern Pact directed at the Soviet Union. Italy joined the Anti-Comintern Pact on November 6, 1937. On May 22, 1939, Germany and Italy signed the so-called Pact of Steel, formalizing the Axis alliance with military provisions. Finally, on September 27, 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, which became known as the Axis alliance.