In 1936, Germany and Japan formed a secret alliance against the Soviet Union
In an era of rising global tensions, Germany and Japan signed a secret pact in 1936 that laid the groundwork for the Axis powers and fundamentally shifted the landscape of international diplomacy.
In 1936, Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact, officially pledging to cooperate against the spread of communism. While the public document focused on the Soviet Union's influence, a secret protocol required both nations to remain neutral if the other went to war with the Soviets.
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