Question

It is no secretthat Hitler hated Stalin and Communism . However , the political cartoon , published in 1939 in Japan , shows their firing weapons turning into a handshake . Why ?

Answer 1

Answer: Hitler signed a Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin in 1939

Step-by-step explanation:

Hitler was no fan of the Soviet Union and actually coveted their land. In 1939 however, he signed a pact with Stalin that they would not fight each other.

There were several reasons for this including:

• He didn't want the Soviet Union to attack him as he invaded Poland so that he could complete the invasion of Poland without a hitch.
• He didn't want the Soviet Union to attack him when he attacked France and Britain because he figured that a war on two fronts would be the end of Germany.
• He wanted to fool Stalin into relaxing Soviet defenses so that when he was ready to attack the Soviets, they would be defeated with ease.