1922 June
1940
September
1940
Mussolini rises
to power in Italy
Italy and Germany
invade France
Italy and Germany sign
the Tripartite Pact
Which statement best explains why Italy and Germany participated in the
events in this timeline?
A. Neither country was capable of defeating Russia alone.
B. Both countries sought to expand their territories by joining forces.
C. Each country needed to recruit soldiers from occupied territories.
D. Each country wanted to draw the United Kingdom into the war.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.