Axis+Powers+and+the+Tripartite+Pact

Anthony Cuadrado 10/21/08   Scrapbook #2 Name- Timothy Boyd. Date of birth- February 14th, 1907. Main event taking place- Tripartite Pact uniting three world powers. Occupation- American newspaper reporter in Berlin, Germany. Background- Born in Chicago, Illinois, into a middle class family. He is married with three kids, living in Washington D.C. (Timothy is writing a rough draft for an upcoming magazine article, shown here). ** Tripartite Pact signed; we are at war! **  As Germany, Italy, and Japan become three of the most powerful countries in the world, they decide to take advantage of this fact. This September, these three countries signed the Tripartite Pact, taking place in Berlin, Germany. Of these countries, their dictator-leaders have signed the pact; Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini of Italy, and Hidecki Tojo of Japan. http://www.reformation.org/e-tripartite-pact.jpg The three countries agreed to help each other if one was in trouble (Danzer 551). By signing this pact and uniting together as allies against the rest of the world, these three world powers wished that our country would not remain neutral, and that we would be intimidated if we did get involved in the war, because it would be a two ocean war with fighting in Europe and the Pacific. However, this idea made President Roosevelt decide to assist Great Britain even more. Sure enough, we got involved in the war anyway, in December 1941 upon the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Axelrod 1). The idea of the uniting these countries together was suggested by Adolf Hitler’s foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, said that it would be a good idea if an alliance was formed, so countries could help each other if a two-front war was fought (Axelrod 1). Under the rules of the pact, neither of the three countries could make secret peace with our country (Axelrod 1). = Works Cited = Axelrod, Alan. "Pact of the Axis Powers." //Encyclopedia of World War II//, Volume I. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. //Modern World History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. Hunterdon Central Regional High School. 10/21/08. Axelrod, Alan. "Pact of the Axis Powers." //Encyclopedia of World War II//, Volume I. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. //Modern World History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. Hunterdon Central Regional High School. 10/21/08.  Danzer, Gerald A., et al. __The Americans; Reconstruction to the 21st Century.__ Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell Inc., 2003.