What was the Tripartite Pact?
Q: What was the Tripartite Pact?
A: The Tripartite Pact was a pact signed in Berlin, Germany on September 27, 1940 which set up the Axis Powers of World War II.
Q: Which countries signed the Tripartite Pact?
A: On September 27, 1940, the Tripartite Pact was signed by three countries: Germany, Italy, and Japan. But the pact was later joined by Hungary (November 20, 1940), Romania (November 23, 1940), Slovakia (November 24, 1940), Bulgaria (March 1, 1941), Yugoslavia (March 25, 1941), and Croatia (April 10, 1941).
Q: What did countries that signed the pact agree to do for one another?
A: The countries that signed the pact agreed to give ten years of political, economic, and military help to one another.
Q: What would happen if any country that signed the pact was attacked by another country?
A: If any country that signed the pact was attacked by another country that had not joined the war, such as the United States or the Soviet Union, all of the other countries in the pact would declare war and help.
Q: When did the Tripartite Pact began to fall?
A: In 1943, the Tripartite Pact began to fall.
Q: Why did the Tripartite Pact begin to fall in 1943?
A: Many countries had ended the war or joined the Allies.
Q: When did the pact remain in effect until?
A: The pact remained in effect until Japan's surrender in August 1945, although Germany's surrender three months earlier had made the pact meaningless.
