Editing Tripartite Pact (section)

===Slovakia===
On 14 March 1939, the [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|Slovak Republic]] was declared in the midst of the [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|dismemberment of Czechoslovakia]]. Hitler invited Monsignor [[Jozef Tiso]] to be the new nation's leader. Soon after it was formed, Slovakia was involved in a [[Slovak-Hungarian War|war with neighboring Hungary]]. Slovakia had signed a "Protection Treaty" with Germany, which, however, refused to intervene. The war resulted in territorial gains by Hungary at Slovakia's expense. Even so, [[Slovak invasion of Poland|Slovakia supported]] the German [[invasion of Poland]] in 1939.<ref>Dowell, S. (2018, September 1). Slovakian invasion: The long forgotten story of how Slovak troops helped Hitler defeat Poland. ''The First News.'' https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/slovakian-invasion-the-long-forgotten-story-of-how-slovak-troops-helped-hitler-defeat-poland-1997</ref>

Shortly after the signing of the Tripartite Pact, Slovakia, following the Hungarian lead, sent messages of "spiritual adherence" to Germany and Italy.{{sfn|Macartney|1956|pp=439–42}}

On 24 November 1940, the day after Romania signed the pact, the Slovak prime minister and foreign minister, [[Vojtech Tuka]], went to Berlin to meet Ribbentrop and signed Slovakia's accession to the Tripartite Pact. His purpose was to increase Tuka's standing in Slovakia relative to that of his rival, Tiso, although the Germans had no intention of permitting Tiso to be removed.{{sfn|Jelínek|1971|p=255}}