1940-09-27

Tripartite Pact signed

Tokyo and BerlinTokyo and Berlin · Japan allied with Germany and Italy, linking the China war to the Axis structure of the world war.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Zaoyang-Yichang campaign
  2. Hundred Regiments Offensive
  3. Korean Liberation Army founded
  4. Tripartite Pact signedCurrent record
  5. New Fourth Army Incident
  6. Battle of Hong Kong
  7. Pacific War opens
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Context

The Tripartite Pact placed Japan’s China war within Axis diplomacy with Germany and Italy. It increased the risk of conflict with the United States and Britain and set conditions for the Pacific War.

Sources

The National WWII Museum explanation and the National Diet Library modern Japan document list are linked.

Media

Tripartite Pact signaturesVisual recordTripartite Pact signaturesA photograph of the Tripartite Pact signatures.

Source Trail

Museum RecordThe National WWII Museum · Germany, Japan, and the Tripartite PactOpen sourceArchiveNational Diet Library · Modern Japan in Archives list of documentsOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Tripartite Pact 27 September 1940.jpgOpen source