Nazi-Soviet+Non-Aggression+Pact

= Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact =

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==== On August 23, 1939, about a week before the beginning of world war II. Ribbenrop and Molotov signed the Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact. It was also called the German- Soviet Non-Aggression Pact or the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact. The pact stated that Germany and the soviet union wouldnt attack each other. If there became a problem with each other it was to be handled immediatly. The pact was stated to last for 10 years but it only lasted for less than two years. What was meant by the pact was that if Germany decided to attack Poland that the Soviet Union would not come to aid. So if Germany went into war with the west over Poland. The Soviets promised that they would not enter the war. Because of this agreement a secret protocol was added to the pact. ==== ==== The secert protocol was an agreement between the Nazis and the Soviets that effected the Eastern parts of Europe. Since the Soviets promised to not get into the war, Germany was going to give the Soviets the Baltic states which were Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. They were also dividing Poland between the two. ==== ==== When the Nazis attacked the Polish on September 1, 1939 the Soviets just stayed back to watch. Two days after the British declared war on the Germans.The Soviets took off to Poland to recive their "sphere of influence" that they were awarded in the secret protocol. ====