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.
Aliases (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 → German Reich → Imperial Japan → Independent State of Croatia → Kingdom of Bulgaria → Kingdom of Denmark (collaborationist government) → Kingdom of Finland → Kingdom of Hungary → Kingdom of Italy → Kingdom of Romania → Kingdom of Yugoslavia (short-lived adherence) → Manchukuo → Nazi Germany → Slovak Republic (1939–1945) → |
| dateSigned |
1936-11-25
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| 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
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|
| legalNature |
bilateral treaty at inception
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|
| opposedIdeology |
Bolshevism
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Marxism → communism → |
| opposedOrganization |
Comintern
→
Communist International → |
| placeSigned |
Berlin
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|
| primarySignatoryGovernmentRepresentative |
Joachim von Ribbentrop
→
Kintomo Mushakoji → |
| primarySignatoryLeader |
Adolf Hitler
→
Emperor Hirohito → |
| propagandaUse |
used by Japan to legitimize expansion in East Asia as anti-communist
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used by Nazi Germany to justify anti-Soviet policies → |
| purpose |
to contain Soviet influence
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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
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|
| renewal |
renewed and expanded on 1937-11-06
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|
| roleInWorldWarII |
diplomatic foundation of the Axis powers
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|
| status |
defunct
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|
| targetCountry |
Soviet Union
→
USSR → |
| yearSigned |
1936
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|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Kuomintang
("Anti-Comintern Pact powers (historical)")
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alliedWith |
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Axis powers
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formedByTreaty |
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Axis
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keyTreaty |
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Rome–Berlin Axis
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relatedAgreement |