Lokacin da Italiya ta ci Albania a watan Afrilu 1939, an ba da tabbacin irin wannan tabbacin ga Romania da Girka. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan alkawarin Franco-British ga Poland, Jamus da Italiya sun kulla kawancen kansu tare da Yarjejeniyar Karfe. Hitler ya zargi Burtaniya da Poland da ƙoƙarin "kewaye" Jamus kuma ya yi watsi da Yarjejeniyar Jirgin Ruwa na Anglo-German da Yarjejeniyar Rashin Harin Jamusanci. Yanayin ya kai ga rikicin gama gari a ƙarshen watan Agusta yayin da sojojin Jamus suka ci gaba da tattarawa kan iyakar Poland. A ranar 23 ga Agusta, lokacin da tattaunawar ɓangarori uku game da kawancen soja tsakanin Faransa, Tarayyar Turai da Tarayyar Turai suka yi rauni, Burtaniya da Faransa sun ba da tabbacin goyon bayansu ga yarjejeniyar rashin cin zarafi tare da Jamusanci.
Yarjejeniyar Karfe