2007-04-21 13:16:24 · 8 answers · asked by traveler 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
That Nations will use any tactic to achieve their agenda. That treaties are merely words of paper. Call it appeasement one day, a pact of neutrality on another, on another occassion call it an agreement to not to intervene - - - in the end it is merely a piece of paper granting one power the authorty to do something to another power.
That convulted ramble aside. The Nazi's learned, but did not profit by, that they could coerce a powerful neighbor state into not getting involved in war by giving them a share of the spoils. The Soviets thought they had learned to price of treason only to have the Nazis change the price.
Peace....
2007-04-21 14:24:51 · answer #1 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Germans knew they had a free hand to strike into France after the USSR and Germany divided Poland. This saved Germany in the short run from a two side war. Once Western Europe was under German control, it had the means and material strength to try to defeat the USSR. It didn't work because Hitler was a better politician than a military leader. With the USSR, Germany bought huge amounts of raw material for it's industries. The USSR provided raw materials up to the day of invasion. Stalin knew he was on borrowed time once France fell. He started moving factories east, past the Ural mountains. He just thought he would have more time than what Hitler gave him. On a political level you had a fascist leader dealing with a dictator. Two totally opposites that would gladly kill one another trying to make an agreement. This is why the world was shocked when the agreement was announced. Hitler had a history of pronouncing that Germany needed more land to grow and spread. Stalin as well as everyone else knew he was looking east. Past Poland and into the Ukrainian steppes and western Russian plains. Well the rest and results are history.
2016-05-20 22:41:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Countries have interests not friends. You can't learn what you already know, but it did reinforce the lesson.
2007-04-21 16:39:34 · answer #3 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Totalitarians of a feather flock together"?
Stalin to Hitler -- "Adolf, dude, I *LOVE* that death/work camp idea. Mind if I use it? And that propaganda gal Lena ya got there, she's bitchin'. Maybe I can find some people like that."
2007-04-21 17:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by enoriverbend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't trust a Nazi!!
2007-04-21 13:22:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The greatest indicator of future behavior is past behavior (he did it before, he'll do it again).
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2007-04-21 17:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good fences make good neighbors.
2007-04-21 14:56:38 · answer #7 · answered by Jimfix 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
appeasement doesn't work, even if you have it in writing.
2007-04-21 13:30:34 · answer #8 · answered by Rny2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋