<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwsg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Republic_(1939–45)" id="mwsw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Slovak Republic (1939–45)">First Slovak Republic</a> becomes a signatory to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_Pact" id="mwtA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tripartite Pact">Tripartite Pact</a>, officially joining the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers#Slovakia_(Tiso_regime)" id="mwtQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Axis powers">Axis powers</a>.