[世界史の理解]
2023年04月17日
Neutralities(10) Turkey
This time Turkey.None of the Asian countries could remain neutral until the end of World War II. Russia in the north, always under pressure from Britain and France to invade from the south. On the other hand, it was reborn from an army by the previous warrior class in Asian countries to a national army, but because the model was made to German army,a pro-German faction was formed within the army department of each country. Kemal-Pasha was also from the army as well as Enver-Pasha, so the policies of his was inherited even after Kemal's death. In order to secure mineral resources such as tungsten and chrome,Hitler adopted Papen highly estimated for his achievements in annexation of Austria and appointed Papen, the former prime minister of the Republic and former ambassador to Austria as the ambassador to Turkey.After Germany's defeat in the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943, Turkey declared war on Japan and Germany in March 1945 after the severance of diplomatic relations in 1944 and became a member of the allied forces. Therefore, as early as 1952, she became a member of NATO, and as a member of CENTO, she became a country on the American side by preventing communistization in West Asia.