After Stalin and the Nazis signed the Non-Aggression Pact in 1939, communists around the world did not know how to react to what seemed a supreme act of treachery on the part of Stalin. . why was this pact such a shock to communists?
why did Stalin sign the pact?
2007-09-19 04:29:39 · 3 answers · asked by Taz 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
what the hell are you talking about?
the only known communist nation in 1939 was the soviet union. and the pact stalin signed was just that a non-aggression pact. the onslaught of the mighty german army running roughshod throughout mother russia was not easily digestible to stalin. his plan was two-fold; win hitler's confidence so that eventually the two could become allies and stall the german war machine until their own armies were strong enough. stalin never believed hitler would actually attack the soviet union after the pact was signed. to him the pact was akin to an alliance; afterall, they divided poland between themselves at the beginning of ww2. stalin saw himself and hitler dividing europe in the same way.
hitler on the other hand used the pact to stall the soviet union. he felt that with their vast resources the armies of the soviet union could overrun anything the germans could muster. to prevent this from happening he needed to buildup his own forces to an extent large enough so that he could conquer the soviet union in time.
2007-09-19 05:15:47 · answer #1 · answered by dkimny 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The pact shocked the world (not just the communists in other countries), here was the world's two bitterest enemies signing a non-aggression pact. The reason was simple, it served as a matter of convenience for both. On Stalin's side, the purges of all his generals, all the way down to regimental size, left the Red Army beheaded so to speak. They were in no position to face the Huns. On Hitler's side, it left him free reign to take-over Poland and maintain a one-front war.
2007-09-19 12:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, at first sight, signing an agreement with the nazis seemed a treachery to comunists. Nazis and comunists are the extreme ends of right and left, and because they have opposed ideologies but look for the same goal, they are enemies, even if they really are very alike.
About why stalin signed, well, the only one that could answer that would be himself.
The most likely idea seems to be that that way, he could grab the eastern half of Poland
2007-09-19 12:44:33 · answer #3 · answered by Ludd Zarko 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋