Editing Tripartite Pact (section)

===Romania===
The [[Kingdom of Romania]] had joined the [[Allies of World War I|Allied Powers in World War I]] and had received [[Transylvania]] from [[Austria-Hungary]]. After Germany and Italy [[Second Vienna Award|awarded parts of Transylvania back to Hungary]] and [[Southern Dobruja]] back to Bulgaria and after the [[Soviet Union]] [[Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina|had taken Bessarabia and northern Bukovina]], the [[Fascist]] [[Iron Guard]] party came to power and Romania joined the Tripartite Pact on November 23, 1940, because of the Romanian desire for protection against the Soviet Union.

In Marshal [[Ion Antonescu]]'s affidavit read out at the [[IG Farben Trial]] (1947–1948), he stated that the agreement on entering the pact had been concluded before his visit to Berlin on 22 November 1940.{{sfn|Macartney|1956|p=441, n. 3}}