Why Did Romania Join the Axis Powers?

Romania joined the Triparte Pact on 23 November 1940. Romania became an Axis Power. But why? Why did Romania join the Axis Powers? Why did Romania sign the Triparte Pact? After the First World War România Mare (Great Romania) was created. Interwar Romania was part of the Little Entente in order to keep the status quo. That changed after the Munich Conference in 1938. After the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (1939) the Soviets demanded control over Bessarabia and North Bukovina. The Hungarians gained Northern Transylvania (via the Second Vienna Award). Bulgaria got Southern Dobruja. Learn more about Romania during World War II. History Hustle presents: Why Did Romania Join the Axis Powers? SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ► SUPPORT ME ON PAYPAL ► SUBSCRIBE ► INSTAGRAM ► FACEBOOK ► TWITTER ► SOURCES – Joining Hitler’s Crusade. European Nations and the Invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941 (David Stahel) Romania (Dennis Deletant). – The Romanian Army of World War II [Men-at-Arms 246] (Max Axworthy). – Death on the Don. The Destruction of Germany’s Allies on the Eastern Front 1941-44 (Jonathan Trigg). – Third Axis Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941-1945 (Mark Axworthy). IMAGES Images from . MUSIC “Prelude and Action“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Crusade“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License SOUNDS . Wanna ask something? Send me an email at: historyhustle@