Militarism and the Axis

Who was Japan under control of

Hardline nationalist commanders such as General Tojo

What were the nationalist commanders goals

extend japans empire across asia to compete with other world powers

What do some historians regard as the first campaign of WWII

Japans invasion of china in 1937

What did Hitler and Mussolini sign with Japan in 1936

Anti-comintern pact to oppose communism

What was comintern

The USSR’s organisation for spreading communism to other countries

who else signed the pact in 1937 and what was the new alliance called

Italy

The axis alliance