The 'Pact of Steel' signed in May 1939 was a bilateral military alliance between which two nations?
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Correct answer: Germany and Italy
The Pact of Steel consisted of two parts: an open declaration of continuing trust and cooperation, and a secret supplementary protocol encouraging a union of military and economic policies. It formally linked the fates of Hitler and Mussolini.
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