The Tokyo-Berlin Axis, 70 Years Later

Activity Type: 
Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Presenter: 
Dr. Ricky Law, Assistant Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University
Date: 
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 18:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Pittsburgh Athletic Association

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Join the JASP for an evening of reflection on the Japanese-German alliance. Dr. Ricky Law, Assistant Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University, will speak.

His lecture will provide an overview of the origins, formation, development, and fall of the Axis alliance between Japan and Germany before and during World War II. It will discuss major events such as the Anti-Comintern Pact of 1936, the Tripartite Pact of 1940, and the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Join the JASP for this free evening at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., February 19, 2014. Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided. Space is limited so please register by February 13 at http://www.us-japan.org/jasp/events.html.

UCIS Unit: 
Asian Studies Center
European Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania