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20. How did Hitler break his agreement with Stalin during WWII and what was the result?

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20. How did Hitler break his agreement with Stalin during WWII and what was the result?

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Hitler decided to go against his pact with Stalin and sent 3 million Nazi soldiers into the Soviet Union in 1941 on June 22

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact#:~:text=Two%20days%20later%2C%20on%20September,Union%20on%20June%2022%2C%201941.

Azaria Artley

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Contents

1. Germany's Aggression in Europe Stokes Fears of War

2. Hitler and Stalin Rethink their Positions

3. The Germans and Soviets Make a Deal

On August 23, 1939-shortly before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe-enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. With Europe on the brink of another major war, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) 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 (1889-1945) used the pact to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed. The pact also contained a secret agreement in which the Soviets and Germans agreed how they would later divide up Eastern Europe. The German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact fell apart in June 1941, when Nazi forces invaded the Soviet Union.

Germany's Aggression in Europe Stokes Fears of War

On March 15, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, breaking the agreement it had signed with Great Britain and France the year before in Munich, Germany. The invasion jolted British and French leaders and convinced them that Adolf Hitler, the German chancellor, could not be trusted to honor his agreements and was likely to keep committing aggressions until stopped by force or a massive deterrent.

Did you know? Hitler disliked the photograph taken when the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact was signed in the Kremlin because it showed Stalin with a cigarette in his hand. Hitler felt the cigarette was unsuited to the historic occasion and had it airbrushed from the photo when it was published in Germany.

In the previous year, Hitler had annexed Austria and had taken the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia; in March 1939, his tanks rolled into the rest of Czechoslovakia. It appeared that he was determined to undo the international order set up by the Treaty of Versailles, the 1919 peace settlement that ended World War I (1914-18). (The treaty, which required Germany to make numerous concessions and reparations, was highly unpopular with Hitler and his Nazi Party.) It also seemed that Hitler was planning to strike next against its neighbor Poland. To block him, France and Britain pledged on March 31, 1939, to guarantee Poland's security and independence. The British and French also stepped up diplomatic engagement with the Soviet Union, trying to draw it closer by trade and other agreements to make Hitler see he would also have to face Joseph Stalin if he invaded Poland. But Hitler already knew the Soviets would not stand by if he tried to occupy Poland-an act that would extend the border of Germany right up to the Soviet Union. He also knew France and the Soviets had concluded a defense alliance several years earlier-a treaty that gave Stalin an additional reason to fight Germany if it ventured into Poland and triggered France's pledge.

It was clear during the tense spring and summer of 1939 that little, if anything, could be taken for granted. In May, Germany and Italy signed a major treaty of alliance, and Hitler's representatives had begun conducting important trade talks with the Soviets. Just two years prior, however, as Laurence Rees notes in "War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin," Hitler had called the Soviet Union "the greatest danger for the culture and civilization of mankind which has ever threatened it since the collapse of the ... ancient world."

Hitler and Stalin Rethink their Positions

Through the spring and summer of 1939, Hitler stepped up his demands on the Polish government in Warsaw, and pushed for allowing Germany to reclaim the port city of Danzig (a former German city internationalized by the Treaty of Versailles). Hitler also wanted to put a stop to the alleged mistreatment of Germans living in the western regions of Poland. At the same time, he advanced his plans for attacking Poland in August 1939 if his demands were not met. However, Hitler's fervor for a war with Poland made his generals nervous. They knew Stalin's purges of his military commanders in 1937 and 1938 had seriously weakened the Soviet army, but the Germans were leery of a campaign that could easily lead to the nightmare faced in World War I-a two-front war, in which they would be fighting Russians troops in the east and French and British troops in the west.

To avoid such a scenario, Hitler had cautiously begun exploring the possibility of a thaw in relations with Stalin. Several brief diplomatic exchanges in May 1939 fizzled by the next month. But in July, as tensions continued building across Europe and all major powers were feverishly casting about for potential allies, Hitler's foreign minister dropped hints to Moscow that if Hitler invaded Poland, the Soviet Union might be permitted some Polish territory. This caught Stalin's attention. On August 20, Hitler sent a personal message to the Soviet premier: War with Poland was imminent. If Hitler sent his foreign minister to Moscow for a vitally important discussion, would Stalin receive him? Stalin said yes.

The Germans and Soviets Make a Deal

On August 22, 1939, German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893-1946) flew from Berlin to Moscow. He was soon inside the Kremlin, face-to-face with Stalin and Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986), who had been working with von Ribbentrop to negotiate an agreement. (The Soviet minister is also the namesake for the incendiary device known as a Molotov cocktail.) Ribbentrop carried a proposal from Hitler that both countries commit to a nonaggression pact that would last 100 years. Stalin replied that 10 years would be sufficient. The proposal also stipulated that neither country would aid any third party that attacked either signatory. Finally, the proposal contained a secret protocol specifying the spheres of influence in Eastern Europe both parties would accept after Hitler conquered Poland. The Soviet Union would acquire the eastern half of Poland, along with Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

During the Kremlin meeting, Ribbentrop several times telephoned Hitler, who was nervously awaiting news at his country estate in Bavaria. Finally, in the early hours of August 23, Ribbentrop called to say that everything had been settled. As Ian Kershaw notes in "Hitler: 1936-1945: Nemesis," the German chancellor was ecstatic. He congratulated his foreign minister and said the pact "will hit like a bombshell." It neutralized the French-Soviet treaty, which would reassure Hitler's generals, and cleared the way for Germany's attack on Poland.

Aftermath

The public part of the Moscow agreement was announced with great fanfare on August 25, 1939, the day Hitler had planned to launch his "blitzkrieg" (quick, surprise attacks) strike east into Poland. Earlier this same day, however, Great Britain and France, knowing the Nazi-Soviet agreement was pending, reacted by formalizing their pledge to Poland in a treaty declaring each would fight in Poland's defense if it were attacked.

Hitler was incensed by this counterthrust but quickly cancelled his order for the invasion. Then, in a wild gamble that France and Great Britain would not meet their treaty obligations to Poland, and knowing he had nothing to fear from the Soviet army, Hitler ordered his troops to strike east into Poland on September 1, 1939. Two days later, on September 3, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany. World War II had begun. And less than two years after that, Hitler scrapped his pact with Stalin and sent some 3 million Nazi soldiers pouring into the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941.

Four years later, with no hope of a German victory in World War II, Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945. On May 8, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's surrender.

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On August 23, 1939-shortly before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe-enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years.

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Czar Nicholas II of Russia was a ruler living on a 300-year-old dynasty.

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What happened to Czar and his family after the revolution?

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What happened to Czar and his family after the revolution?

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Czar Nicholas II of Russia was executed by the Bolsheviks along with his family, ending a 300-year-old dynasty.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/romanov-family-executed

Benjamin Lauture

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How was Stalin connected to Lenin and Trotsky?

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How was Stalin connected to Lenin and Trotsky?

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Stalin and Trotsky were rivals, as Trotsky had opposed Stalinism. A member of Stalin's secret police had assassinated Trotsky. Stalin and Lenin's relationship was also conflicted. Lenin had authority as a leader, and caused Stalin to back down a lot. But once Lenin appointed (later regretted) Stalin for the position of General Secretary of the Communist party he took advantage of his power. Once Lenin was out of the picture, Stalin took power and hunted Trotsky and people close to him, along with doing other cruel things.
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Sarah Elk

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How did Karl Marx strongly influence the Russian Revolution?

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How did Karl Marx strongly influence the Russian Revolution?

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Karl Marx influenced Russian Revolution because he thought that everyone should have class struggle and not be equal. People didn't agree and war started.
Shannon Helms

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How did Stalin fail Lennin’s dream of Communism?

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How did Stalin fail Lennin’s dream of Communism?

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Stalin failed because he did not make anything better and he killed millions of people and did not do good things when he ruled. Lenin and Stalin thought different things and Lenin felt that Stalin had more power than he could handle and might be dangerous if he was Lenin's successor.

Ella Connor

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What was Trotsky’s connection to Vladimir Lennin?

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What was Trotsky’s connection to Vladimir Lennin?

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At first he collaborated with Vladimir but he later sided with Menshevik that advocated a democratic approach to socialism
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stalin-banishes-trotsky

Alli Kauffman

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What were some of the titles that Joseph Stalin gave himself while he was in power and why?

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What were some of the titles that Joseph Stalin gave himself while he was in power and why?

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The Russian word for steel was (stal) this had been translated as 'Man of Steel' which is what Joseph Stalin titles himself. He also gave himself the title Vozhd which in Russian meant to 'lead' or 'to

guide'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_titles_used_by_dictators

Vanessa Urbina

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What were the NKVD’s responsibilities under Stalin’s rule?

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What were the NKVD’s responsibilities under Stalin’s rule?

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They were responsible for making sure the state security of the Soviet Union was protected. They did this by going through massive political repression.

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/international-crimes/stalins-security-force/

Erica Arcentales

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5. Tsar Nicholas II What was his nickname and how did he get it? His nickname was

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5. Tsar Nicholas II What was his nickname and how did he get it? His nickname was

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His nickname was Bloody Nicholas after he killed a few thousand peaceful strikers

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-tsar-background-idUSL1663001920080716

Sahid

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15) What was Trotsky’s role during the Russian Revolution?

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15) What was Trotsky’s role during the Russian Revolution?

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Trotsky's role during the Russian revolution was commissar of war. Trotsky helped win forces against Bolshevik's control. Later in his life, he then had a struggle against Joseph Stalin which led to his death.

https://quizlet.com/141859532/russian-revolution-flash-cards/

Shalya J. Miranda

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Who were the Russian Nobility and what did they do before the Russian Revolution?

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Who were the Russian Nobility and what did they do before the Russian Revolution?

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They had 1.9 million members, and they were staff of mostly the Russian government before the Russian Revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_nobility#:~:text=The%20Russian%20nobility%20(Russian%3A%20%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE,and%20possessed%20a%20Gentry%20assembly

Nathaniel Tobias

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What is propaganda and how did Stalin use it to solidify his control of Russia?  

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What is propaganda and how did Stalin use it to solidify his control of Russia?  

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propaganda is information used to change a point of view

Stalin used this to inspire loyalty in russian citizens and maintain absolute power

https://studyclix.blob.core.windows.net/static/content/file/uploads/c/c2315b93-69a2-4d86-83c9-0745d0d906c2.pdf

Chris Hill

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How did Hitler fool Lord Chamberlain at the beginning of WWII

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How did Hitler fool Lord Chamberlain at the beginning of WWII

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He convinces Chamberlain to let him take Czechoslovakia but secretly plans to collapse the country with the land

https://www.history.co.uk/article/neville-chamberlain-heroic-peacemaker-or-pathetic-pushover

Leland Klein

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What role did the Russian church play under Tsar Nicholas?  

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What role did the Russian church play under Tsar Nicholas?  

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Official Church doctrine stated that the Tsar was choosen by god for the role and is called the little father and he was the Supreme Defender and Guardian of the dogmas.

Souleymane grassy

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How was religion regarded under Communism?  Why?

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How was religion regarded under Communism?  Why?

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The Communism government try to attack the religion people because of state interests and the religion people were going against biologically in schools.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_Soviet_Union#:~:text=The%20Communist%20government%20targeted%20religions,atheism%20was%20propagated%20in%20schools.

Candace Johnson

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2. Karl Marx is best known for which two writings? Why?

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2. Karl Marx is best known for which two writings? Why?

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'The Communist Manifesto' and 'Das Kapital' He is most known for these two writings because his political and philosophical thoughts and opinion had a big impact and influence on economic and political history. His name is also used as an adjective and a noun.
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Tatum Werley

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The great purge was a extremely violent political campaign party which was led by Joseph Stalin. This was made to eliminate people who did not agree with this communist party and others who Stalin considered a threat.

https://www.history.com/topics/russia/great-purge#:~:text=The%20Great%20Purge%2C%20also%20known,else%20he%20considered%20a%20threat.

Addison Braun

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How did Churchill help Great Britain survive WWII?

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How did Churchill help Great Britain survive WWII?

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He shaped allied strategy along with alerting the west to the expansionist threat.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-churchill-led-britain-to-victory-in-the-second-world-war

Dawson Miner

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Where did Trotsky go once Stalin took power and what did Stalin do about it?

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Where did Trotsky go once Stalin took power and what did Stalin do about it?

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When Stalin came to power over russia in april of 1922, Trotsky in 1928 was under internal exile from Alma-Alt and 1929 was exiled from the soviet union altogether. He then moved to Turkey for 4 years then lived in france and norway until eventually settling in mexico city after being granted asylum in mexico. He was later found guilty of treason in absentia during Stalin’s purges of his political foes. He got away from an assanation attempt on his home but in 1940 died to Ramon Mercader who severly wounded him with an ice ax.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stalin-banishes-trotsky

Donovan Hafer

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What happened to the nobility after the Russian Revolution?

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What happened to the nobility after the Russian Revolution?

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Many of the Aristocrats were killed or separated. A lot stayed behind they were known as the "former people" according to Bolsheviks. Some people from the nobility were also killed in the purge .

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/18/former-people-russian-smith-review#:~:text=Many%20aristocrats%20were%20killed%20or,sins%20of%20commission%20and%20omission.

Cole Kaufmann