Mein Kampf clearly set Hitler's sights on Russian land. Was the Soviet dictator an ally of Hitler or more of a hater of Western values of democracy ?
2007-05-29 12:18:36 · 11 answers · asked by Infamous 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Stalin felt he was being pragmatic and a realist- as he knew the British and Americans would like nothing better then their two biggest rivals (Germany and the USSR) to engage in Mutual destruction.
He knew Hitler was going to hurt someone, and belived that the treaty would push Hitler to fight the democracies, while he strengthened his hand and prepared to take the spoils.
2007-06-01 14:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by pavano_carl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't trust Hitler. He trusted nobody but when he approached Britain in the 1930s to get an alliance against Hitler, Churchil was not in power and Stalin was rejected by the government of the day. So he signed a secret treaty with Hitler in the hope that it would give him some security from Britain and the USA who were hostile to the Soviet Union
2007-05-29 18:08:45 · answer #2 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stalin didn't trust anybody. He was insanely paranoid, as shown by his constant purges. He thought everybody was out to get him, and everything he did was aimed at preserving his own power. But his actions were not always rational. During the years before the war he crippled his own army by having thousands of officers executed because he suspected a coup. Then he realized that Hitler was a threat, and his own army was enfeebled. The non-agression pact was an expedient way to keep Hitler off his back for a while, so he could rebuild the army. But he never could rebuild the army because he immediately became suspicious of all the new officers and purged them again.
2007-05-29 14:04:11 · answer #3 · answered by mr.perfesser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitler and Stalin despised each other with a white hot passion.
Both Hitler and Stalin were cut from the same burlap bag, they were more alike than different.
Stalin betrayed Hitler and sided with the winning team, and that is all.
2007-05-29 12:55:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not possibly particular yet we do comprehend that Hilter became into insane so as that would bypass away the different 3 then taking Stalin in to account i assume that would knock it right down to 2 so i could could desire to declare Churchill and Roosevelt.. yet my guess could be on Roosevelt
2016-10-30 03:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the later, i relly think it was more expidency on stalins part. teh secret non agression pact got hitler off his back for a time so he could solidify his power and build his war machine and quite possibly he expected hilters "operation barbarossa" blunder. also stalin was a dictator too, all he cared abotu WAS his power and he didnt perceive hitler as a threat at teh time nor did he care if his people were killed defending the motherland
2007-05-29 12:46:41 · answer #6 · answered by cav 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its like Churchill and Roosevelt--Stalin was another totalitarian-ish dictator who also tried to eliminate a group of people (Great Purge) but other than that--there wasn't one reason--just personality and history.
2007-05-29 12:28:50 · answer #7 · answered by ontherideofyourlife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What makes you think that Stalin trusted Hitler?
2007-05-29 12:26:07 · answer #8 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stalin was scared of Hitler, he was being selfish and trying to save is own butt, thats it.
2007-05-29 13:08:51 · answer #9 · answered by Jester 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was simply greed. Stalin wanted part of Poland.
2007-05-29 12:25:38 · answer #10 · answered by Kandice F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋