WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Hitler wanted to show his support for communist governments.
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Hitler and Stalin didn’t want the United Nations to step in and stop the war.
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The pact allowed Hitler to invade Poland without Stalin trying to stop him.
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Germany needed direct access to the Baltic Sea, and Stalin required the pact in return.
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Detailed explanation-1: -With Europe on the brink of another major war, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin viewed the pact as a way to keep his nation on peaceful terms with Germany, while giving him time to build up the Soviet military. German chancellor Adolf Hitler used the pact to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The pact was an agreement of convenience between the two bitter ideological enemies. It permitted Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to carve up spheres of influence in eastern Europe, while pledging not to attack each other for 10 years.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Nonaggression Between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also called the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, of August 23, 1939, offers an interesting focal point for understanding Russian diplomatic relations with the West.