the Anti-Comintern Pact
When had Japan fought against the USSR
1905
When was the anti-comintern pact signed?
25 November 1936
What did Japan hope for in agreeing to this pact with Hitler?
China would feel threatened and surrender to Japan
Who might step in to support China at any time?
China's giant neighbour, Russia
What had happened by 1936?
Japan had invaded much of China
What was the Anti-Comintern Pact?
an agreement to work together against communism, later joined by Mussolini
what was the Comintern?
an international communist organisation that advocated world communism and the spreading of communism
what was the feeling between these two countries?
rivalry and hatred
What pact did Germany and Japan sign?
the Anti-Comintern Pact
What had the Communist USSR developed?
the Comintern
