Anti-Comintern Pact (nov 25, 1936 – jan 1, 1)
Description:
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an agreement made on the 25th November 1936 between Germany and Japan which Italy was later included in (6th of November 1937). This pact was against the communist international which was an anti-communist alliance which was then broken by the German-Soviet Non-Aggression pact in August 23rd of 1939.
CAUSES
3 main countries general hate for the soviet union was a reason for the pact being signed. Germany, Italy and Japan all were strictly against the soviet union until the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.
The Japanese were not happy about the Soviet Union, Chinese treaty of non aggression in August 1936, therefore they left unhappy, and Soviet military sold an amount of munitions and military aircraft to China.
EFFECTS
Germany, Italy and Japan became closer as both allies and countries during this time period. The US then declared war on Japan (which also ended up involving Germany and Italy) because of their bombing on Pearl Harbour.
Due to the secret pact, Japan began distancing themselves at the end of August 1939 from Germany because the German-Soviet Non-Aggression treaty had been signed.
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