Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nkwekọrịta Munich nke 1938 mere ka Eze Carol nke Abụọ kwenye na France na United Kingdom apụghị ichebe ọdịmma ndị Romania. Nkwadebe ndị Germany maka agha ọhụrụ chọrọ ka a na-enye ha mmanụ ala na ihe ndị e ji akọ ugbo na Romania mgbe nile. Mba abụọ ahụ mere nkwekọrịta banyere ịhazi usoro akụ na ụba ha na 1939, mana Eze enweghị ike ime ka Adolf Hitler kwenye na ọ ga-ekwe nkwa ókèala Romania. A manyere Romania
nyefee Bessarabia na Northern Bukovina na Soviet Union na June 26, 1940, Northern Transylvania na Hungary na August 30, na Southern Dobruja na Bulgaria na Septemba. Mgbe ọnwụ nke ala, a manyere Eze ka ọ hapụ ọchịchị ya maka nwa ya nwoke na-eto eto, Michael I, na 6 Septemba, Romania wee ghọọ steeti mba-ndị agha n'okpuru idu ndú nke Ọchịagha Ion Antonescu. Antonescu bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta atọ nke Germany, Italy na Japan na 23 Nọvemba. Ndị Nche Ọchịchị nke Iron mere ngagharị iwe megide Antonescu, ma o ji nkwado ndị Germany kpochapụ ọgba aghara ahụ ma webata ọchịchị aka ike ndị agha ná mmalite afọ 1941.