Anti-Comintern Pact
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The Anti-Comintern Pact was a 1936 anti-communist alliance initially between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan that became a key diplomatic foundation for the Axis powers before and during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anti-Comintern Pact canonical | 6 |
| Anti-Comintern Pact powers (historical) | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-communist pact
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ political alliance ⓘ |
| clause |
mutual consultation against Comintern activities
ⓘ
obligation not to conclude political treaties with the Soviet Union without mutual consent ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
Francoist Spain ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Reich
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japan
Independent State of Croatia ⓘ Kingdom of Bulgaria ⓘ German occupation of Denmark ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark (collaborationist government)
Finland ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Finland
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Romania ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (short-lived adherence)
Manchukuo ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Slovak Republic (1939–1945) ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1936-11-25 ⓘ |
| endedWith | defeat of Axis powers in 1945 ⓘ |
| expandedWith |
Italy in 1937
ⓘ
several European allies in 1941 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
interwar period
ⓘ
prelude to World War II ⓘ |
| ideology |
Nazism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ fascism ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| laterDevelopedInto | multilateral alliance ⓘ |
| legalNature | bilateral treaty at inception ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Marxism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| opposedOrganization |
Comintern
ⓘ
Comintern ⓘ
surface form:
Communist International
|
| placeSigned | Berlin ⓘ |
| primarySignatoryGovernmentRepresentative |
Joachim von Ribbentrop
ⓘ
Kintomo Mushakoji ⓘ |
| primarySignatoryLeader |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Emperor Hirohito ⓘ |
| propagandaUse |
used by Japan to legitimize expansion in East Asia as anti-communist
ⓘ
used by Nazi Germany to justify anti-Soviet policies ⓘ |
| purpose |
to contain Soviet influence
ⓘ
to coordinate opposition to the Communist International ⓘ to form a bloc of anti-communist states ⓘ to strengthen diplomatic ties between Germany and Japan ⓘ |
| relatedAlliance | Axis powers ⓘ |
| renewal | renewed and expanded on 1937-11-06 ⓘ |
| roleInWorldWarII | diplomatic foundation of the Axis powers ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetCountry |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
USSR
|
| yearSigned | 1936 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anti-Comintern Pact powers (historical)