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====Japan signs peace agreements with Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union and Vichy France====
[[File:USS_SHAW_exploding_Pearl_Harbor_Nara_80-G-16871_2.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|The USS Shaw exploding in Pearl Harbor]]
First, Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy on September 27, 1940 and thereby linked the conflicts in Europe and Asia. This made China a potential ally in the global fight against fascism. Then in mid-1941, Japan signed a Neutrality Pact with the Soviet Union, making it clear that Japan’s military would be moving into Southeast Asia, where the United States had greater interests. A third agreement with Vichy France enabled Japanese forces to move into Indochina and begin their Southern Advance.
