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Benito Mussilini of Italy wanted a new Roman empire. He invaded Ethiopia, and the Brithis stopped them. Hitler was on the side of Benito Mussillini, so they created an alliance.
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Mussolini and Hitler made an agreeement recognizing their common political and econimic interest. One month later, they spoke out of their new alliance between Italy and Germany called the Rome_Berlin Axis
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He demanded that Germany be given the Sudetenland an area in the northwestern Czechoslovakia. And expressed his willingness to start a "world war" to achieve his objective.
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German forces invade Poland and 2 days later Britain and France declared war on German.
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Japan badly needed the oil and scraps iron it was getting from the US. Japan viewed the possibility of sanctions as a threat to its long-term objectives. Japan attact the US.