What was a shared motivation of empire building in japan, italy, and germany?

Explanation:

Tripartite Pact, agreement concluded by Germany, Italy, and Japan on September 27, 1940, one year after the start of World War II. ... It created a defense alliance between the countries and was largely intended to deter the United States from entering the conflict.

its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors.