AH challenge - Soviet alliance with Militarist Japan and/or Fascist Italy

raharris1973

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To qualify, the degree of active cooperation needs to at least match the duration and level activity of the Nazi-Soviet pact. A longer-lasting or more active partnership gets more points. Double your points if Germany and Britain are *not* associated with the coalition.
 
Germany collapses into civil war after Hitler is overthrown by a group of generals angered at Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia. The Western Allies make a grab for Germany itself, while the Italians install friendly governments in Bavaria and Austria. Italy, now alone and confronted by the Western Allies, looks for another ally: The USSR. The USSR, lacking control over much of the territory conquered in OTL WW2, is happy to oblige. Mussolini begins to emphasize the leftist elements of Fascism and abolishes the monarchy, declaring the Italian Social Republic. Therefore, a new Russo-Italian alliance is formed.
 
Possibly a Soviet-Japanese alliance against a rapidly industrializing fascist China that has large amounts of German and/or American aid. This is made much easier if the Nazis don't rise to power and the Japanese overthrow the military government.

For any scenario, all you really need is a major common enemy that drives the two powers together; perhaps something like a Fascist France siding with Nazi Germany could do for the Italian/USSR alliance.
 
To qualify, the degree of active cooperation needs to at least match the duration and level activity of the Nazi-Soviet pact. A longer-lasting or more active partnership gets more points. Double your points if Germany and Britain are *not* associated with the coalition.

Let's say that the Entente is more hostile to Italy's moves against Ethiopia. Italy gets warm and fuzzy toward the Reds, since Germany has been more hostile over Austria. Italy isn't as friendly about the who anchluss thing, but not mad enough to go to war over it. Then they get really close to the reds.

You'll also probably want to butterfly the Spanish Civil war.
 
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