Question

The Hitler-Stalin pact of 1939 declared:

A. That Germany and the Soviet Union would ally themselves against Great Britain.
B. That Germany and the Soviet Union would not attack each other.
C. That Germany would be given control over Poland and Czechoslovakia.
D. That Germany would not invade other countries after they had captured France.

Answer 1

The Hitler-Stalin pact of 1939 declared that Germany and the Soviet Union would not attack each other. The correct answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Hitler-Stalin pact, also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, was a non-aggression treaty signed by Germany and the Soviet Union on August 23, 1939. The treaty contained a secret protocol that divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence for the two countries, with Germany given control over western Poland and the Soviet Union given control over the Baltic states, Finland, and Bessarabia. The treaty allowed Germany to invade Poland without fear of Soviet intervention, which it did on September 1, 1939, starting World War II. The pact was signed to delay the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, giving both countries time to prepare for the conflict. The treaty was broken by Germany on June 22, 1941, when it launched a surprise invasion of the Soviet Union.