Documents Relating to the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Aug 1939.

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Firouz Daneshvar

IBS History

September 30th, 2003

Block F

Documents Relating to the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Aug 1939

1 a) “Third Power” in Document A is referred as France, Britain and Italy or any other country that is a threat to Germany + Russia

b) “A total disregard for the ideological principles which either party ostensibly professed?” is meant that the non-aggression pact bended the rules on what each side had agreed on. The treaty was very brutal, both regimes killed and oppressed their neighbors and did other atrocities.

c) The real objective was that Stalin suspected was with another deal with Germany. The French and British wanted Russia to join to join them if war broke out. Hitler offered a deal to the Soviets for them not to stand aside and agrees not to enter the war and these two powers would not attack each other. Stalin straight way went for Hitler’s deal.

d)”A glance at the map” explains that the British and French should have treated the matter more urgently because the USSR could provide more manpower and machinery. Also if the Red Army went into Poland the Germans would have to think twice about attacking Poland and threading France. France and Britain would have more allies in the region since Russia had a lot of influence with other countries.

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2) Documents C, D, F supports Document B in several ways. Since France and Britain had told the Soviets if they would be accepted into Polish territory and beyond. The Soviets wanted Poland so they could have influence on them. Document C refers to B by stating that the Germans and Russians signed the pact so they could harass Poland since in Document B the commissioner of the Soviets wanted to go into Poland. In Document D Stalin quickly went to make a deal with Germany since the allies made no effort to make an alliance with Russia. In ...

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