Known formally as the Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy, was an agreement between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany signed on May 22, 1939.
The Pact consisted of two parts: the first section was a declaration of trust and cooperation between Germany and Italy, while the second, a "Secret Supplementary Protocol" encouraged policies concerning the military and economy.
It was Italian leader Benito Mussolini who dubbed the agreement "the Pact of Steel", after being told that its original name, "the Pact of Blood", would likely be received poorly in Italy.
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