Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na June 1940, Romania na-amanye (dị ka a N'ihi nke Molotov Ribbentrop nkwekọrịta) ido onwe ha n'okpuru a Soviet ultimatum na-anabata
Soviet Union ijikọta Bessarabia na Northern Bukovina. Mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, Hungary gbalịrị inwetaghachi Transylvania, nke ọ tụfuru ozugbo Agha Iwa Mbụ gasịrị. Germany na Italy kpagburu ma Hungary ma Romania iji dozie ọnọdụ ahụ na nkwekọrịta nke abụọ. Ndị nnọchi anya abụọ ahụ zutere na Turnu Severin na Ọgọstụ 16, mana mkparịta ụka ahụ dara n'ihi arịrịọ maka ókèala site n'akụkụ Hungary na naanị onyinye nke mgbanwe ndị mmadụ site n'akụkụ Romania. Iji gbochie agha Hungary-Romanian na "ala azụ" ha, ike Axis manyere gọọmentị abụọ ahụ ịnakwere mkpebi ikpe ha: Nkwupụta Vienna nke Abụọ, nke e bịanyere aka na ya na August 30.