The following were common between the foreign policies of Italy, Germany and Japan: (i) All of them wanted to increase their empires at a rapid speed, so they soon started a series of aggressions in Europe, Asia and Africa. (ii) In 1937, they formed the Anti-Communist Pact to fight against Communism. (iii) Germany wanted to capture the vast resources and territories of Russia, Japan wanted to increase her influence in China; while Italy wanted to grab a large portion of other European countries. (iv) They had intentions to become the first-rate powers of the world.