Anti Comintern Pact

Question 1

Who were the three signatories to the pact ?

Answer 1

Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany and The Empire of Japan

Question 2

When did Italy join the pact ?

Answer 2

6th November 1937

Question 3

What did Joachim Von Ribbentrop say about Italy joining the pact ?

Answer 3

‘Italy will hoist the anti-Bolshevist banner in the south’

Question 4

Why did Italy not initially join in 1936 ?

Answer 4

Italy believed their anti Communist stance had been made clear by their participation during the Spanish Civil War

Question 5

What was Ciano concerned about ?

Answer 5

He feared a potential loss of Italian influence in South East Europe and the subsequent German entry into the Balkans

Question 6

What did Ciano describe the pact as ?

Answer 6

‘Clearly anti- British’

Question 7

What was the trade off for Italy joining the pact ?

Answer 7

Anschluss

Question 8

What had changed the Italian stance on relations with Britain and France ?

Answer 8

The invasion of Abyssinia

Question 9

What did Mussolini believe he could accomplish by signing ?

Answer 9

This could be the easiest way for a triangular alliance with Italy, Germany and Japan

Question 10

What alliance created a feeling of betrayal in Italy ?

Answer 10

The Molotov- Ribbentrop pact