nazi-soviet non-agression pact
•Stalin signs non-aggression pact with Hitler in 1939
•Agreed not to fight each other
•Agreed to divide Poland
•Began to trade raw material for war material
•Also called Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
•Agreed not to fight each other
•Agreed to divide Poland
•Began to trade raw material for war material
•Also called Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
sumary
The agreement gave Hitler the go ahead to invade Poland with impunity a week after the Soviets had gained the upper hand in the far east, and guaranteed Nazi Germany that they would not have to fight the USSR. Although, the USSR broke this deal not long after the signing.
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