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Title: THE NAZI SOVIET PACT


1
THE NAZI SOVIET PACT
  • In Early August 1939 Britain, France and the USSR
    were negotiating an agreement to protect Poland
    from German aggression but the talks broke down.
  • The world was then amazed when on 23rd August
    1939 the Germans and Soviets announced the Nazi
    Soviet Pact.
  • They agreed not to fight each other and to split
    Poland between them.

2
THE NAZI-SOVIET PACT
  • Hitler know he could now invade Poland without
    having to fight the USSR.
  • Hitler could get back lost land and begin to gain
    lebensraum.
  • There would be no alliance between the USSR ,
    Britain and France

3
THE NAZI SOVIET PACT
  • Stalin now did not have to fight Hitler over
    Poland
  • The Soviets did not trust GB and France enough to
    ally with them.
  • Stalin could get back land lost to Poland in the
    20s
  • Stalin believed he would have to fight Hitler
    eventually, this gave him time to rearm.

4
COUNTDOWN TO WAR
  • 1st September 1939 Germany invaded Poland
  • In August 1939 Britain had signed an alliance
    with Poland.
  • Britain were now more ready for war than they had
    been in 1938 during the Czech crisis.
  • On 3rd September 1939 Britain sent an ultimatum
    to the Germans.

5
THE ULTIMATUM
  • Unless by 11am today (3rd September)
    satisfactory assurances have been given by the
    German government and have reached the British
    government, a state of war will exist between the
    two countries

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THERE WAS NO RESPONSE
  • WORLD WAR II BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 3RD 1939
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