What is Tripartite Pact?
The '''Tripartite Pact''', also called the '''Three-Power Pact''', '''Axis Pact''', '''Three-way Pact''', or '''Tripartite Treaty''' was a pact signed in [[Berlin]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], on September 27, 1940, which set up the [[Axis Powers]] of [[World War II]]. On that date, it was signed by three countries: [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], [[Fascist Italy|Italy]], and [[Japanese Empire|Japan]]. The pact was later joined by [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Hungary]] (November 20, 1940), [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] (November 23, 1940), [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|Slovakia]] (November 24, 1940), [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] (March 1, 1941), [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] (March 25, 1941) and [[Independent State of Croatia|Croatia]] (April 10, 1941). Japan included some countries that were under its control. The countries that signed the pact agreed to give ten years of political, economic, and military help to one another. Also, if any country that signed the pact was attacked by another other country that had not joined the war, such as the [[United States]] or the [[Soviet Union]], all of the other countries in the pact countries would declare war and help. In 1943, the pact began to fall. Many countries had ended the war or joined the Allies. Although the pact remained in effect until Japan's surrender in August 1945, Germany's surrender three months earlier had made the pact meaningless. == Members == === Original === * {{Flag|Nazi Germany}} * {{Flag|Fascist Italy}} * {{Flag|Empire of Japan}} === Subsequent === * {{Flag|Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|name=Kingdom of Hungary}} * {{Flag|Kingdom of Romania}} * {{Flag|Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|name=Slovak Republic}} * {{Flag|Kingdom of Bulgaria}} * {{Flag|Independent State of Croatia}} * {{Flag|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|state}} (for two days) ==Related pages== * [[Anti-Comintern Pact]] == Other websites == *[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/wwii/triparti.asp The text of the Tripartite Pact] [[Category:World War II]]