The Pros And Cons Of The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

The Zabinski’s era was shaped by the looming threat of war. “Sometime in the winter of 1937-38, Hitler became convinced that he would not live much longer, and that therefore the time had come to translate the prospect of a greater German Reich into action…” (Lukacs 168). Thus, in 1939, Hitler pushed to incorporate Poland into Germany, “…reducing Poland to a satellite or, at most, to a junior ally of Germany—even at the risk of war” (Lukacs 168). Nine days before Germany invaded Poland, Joachim Ribbentrop, Hitler’s minister of foreign affairs, signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a non-aggression pact

To consider the inevitability of allied victory in Europe during World War Two requires a more in depth analysis of Germany’s position rather than just looking at the pure ability for the allies to produce war materials and incalculable streams of soldiers. Ultimately ‘quantity of men and arms tells us little about quality’. Obviously Allied victory was final and decisive but this essay will argue that even though this war was won on economic power it did not mean that victory for the nations that were to be industrial superpowers was inevitable. However Allied victory eventually did become inevitable after certain turning points in the war, this essay will demonstrate how the two most important turning points, the Battle for Stalingrad

There were two main causes of tension between Russia and the West from 1941 and 1945. One cause, according to historians was the disagreements over a Second Front being opened. Tensions arose due to the West’s perceived delay in opening a front, the front being used as a political tool by Stalin and the perceived lack of supplies and materials being sent to the soviets as aid. A more significant cause of tension, however, is believed by some to be Stalin’s attempts to create a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe and his actions in Poland.

Captain Dennis W. Dingle’s dissertation, presented before the faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1977, concerns the significance of the Soviet Union’s decisive victory at Stalingrad and its impact on the outcome of the Second World War. While much of this information is irrelevant for the purpose of answering the thesis question I have proposed, it does contain indispensable statistics showcasing the economic and military might of the two most pertinent combatant nations in the Second World War in the timeframe of December of 1941 and July of 1943.

According to Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech, “The Russian-dominated Polish government has been encouraged to make enormous and wrongful inroads upon Germany, and mass expulsions of million Germans on a scale grievous and undreamed-of are now taking place.” The Russian controlled Polish government has illegally kicked out millions of Germans without a reasonable reason. The USSR wanted to expand their territory as well as their military by kicking the Germans out of the country. The USSR may say that they did this because they wanted to improve their country and wanted to be more protective by increasing their military protection. According to Stalin’s comments on his policies in Eastern Europe, “How can anyone who has not taken leave of his senses describe these peaceful aspiration of the Soviet Union as expansionist tendencies on the part of our state?” This quote states that the Soviets only want a military and territorial expansion and they didn’t wanted to cause a war. However, if they want to take someone else’s land or territory, doesn’t that mean that they are going to fight for it or give up something in return to it? The Soviets didn’t give up anything in return to it, which means they eventually chose the other choice. Stalin’s desire to expand its military was a selfish idea and he didn’t care about other countries when planning the

xv. Why did the Nazi-Soviet Pact happen? List each piece of THUG and briefly explain.

The question was just when this was going to happen. In Stalin’s mind the non-aggression pact was the best way at the time to postpone the war with Germany until such a time that Russia was better equipped to handle it.

The second source is based on the non aggression pact between Japan's leader Kyoto, Germany's dictator named Hitler and Russia's leader Stalin. This pact insured that they wouldn't get involved in the war unless they were being attacked or they had to self defend themselves or an ally. The author portrays how selfish and greedy this pact was. It insured their own safety and that's all they ever cared about, themselves. It also implies that these non aggression pacts were secretive by the way both Kyoto and Stalin are both keeping a pact out of the view of Hitler because they didn’t him to know about it. But at the same time Hitler is holding a pact behind the back of Kyoto so that only Stalin knew. This represents the greed and shadiness between these pacts and countries. They all look very suspicious and they are pointing their rear ends away from each other to insure their own safety, this represents in times of war where they will not get involved if there is

warfare, splitting up the German defenses. Stalin realized from years of experience that a unified

The wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union proved a little more than a marriage of convenience. They both shared a goal of defeating the “Axis” also known as Nazi Germany. They had forced these two nations, a capitalist country and a communist country, to cooperate with each other and although this produced victory it didn’t last much longer than the celebrated win.

“The key to the eventual victory of the Allied states lies here, in the remarkable revival of Soviet military and economic power” (Overy 19).

This pact prevented Hitler, “From seeking the goal of German foreign policy in the one and only place possible: space in the east.” Gaining Lebensraum for Germany’s surplus population was one motive for Hitler’s attack into the Soviet Union in 1941, but there were also other reasons behind the attack.

While the war has intensified the discrimination against the Jews, anti-sematic posters are also added to existing ones, thus covering every wall of Wolfsburg. Yet, I am distressed because the Germans seem to be blinded by Hitler and his propaganda. I even met someone who thought of this war as a Jewish war, which is insane! However, no word could describe my disappointment with the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, for I cannot believe that Stalin failed to see through Hitler. My greatest nightmare is that like Poland, this agreement is bound to be broken, and that Germany would wage war with the Soviet Union, thus stripping us all of our hope for the possibility of the Communist

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged from World War II as the "superpowers" with vastly different systems. The superpowers also had two different ambitions for the future. These differences created a climate of icy tension that plunged the two countries into bitter rivalry. In this essay I will be discussing what Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union and Harry Truman of the United States wanted for post war Europe. Firstly, I will look at what the leaders wanted economically. Next, ideologically and politically. Then, finally religiously.

With recent tensions rising between North Korea and the world, it is no surprise that the Japanese citizens are realighting themselves towards a nationalist government. Japanese Prime Minister Abe has started to consider revoking the disarmament treaty. Revoking it would let Japan increase spending in the military which would ultimately result in a much larger and advanced military. Although rearming the Japanese military would instil security in the country, it would only increase the tension, affecting negatively to both myself and future generations of Japanese citizens through series of unjustifiable call of duties.