Non-aggression+Pact



The Non-aggression Pact between Stalin and Hitler

//How it began: // . In 1939, Hitler was preparing Germany for a conquest of Europe. However, he was concerned about starting a two-front war: one side with Polland, the other with the Soviet Union. And the aftermath of World War I had left Germany divided, and it was still suffering.

. So, on the twenty-third of August, Hitler organized a meeting with the ministers of both sides to sign the Non-Aggresion pact. . Strangely enough, the two leaders never met face-to-face. The ministers were the ones who arranged and signed by the two ministers from either countries. (4) . This pact mainly stated that both the Svoiet Unioned and Nazi Germany agreed that they wouldn't go to war with each other, and "to remain neutral in the event that either was attacked. (1) . The document also divided Eastern Europe and half of Polland between both countries. . And The third part mentioned that in exchange for furnished products and machinery, the Soviet Union would provide Germany food products and raw materials. (2). . But the pact also included "secret clauses that gave both countries 'sphere's of influence,' or future control, over distinct sections of eastern Europe." (4). This document was set to last for ten years.  The Signing of the Non-Aggression Pact (3)

//How it Tuned Out: //Hitler "backstabs" Stalin

. It lasted no more than nine days. On September 1st, 1939, Hitler lead a failed attack on Soviet territory. After that, the Soviets didn't show up when Hitler attacked Polland. Ultimately, the Non-Aggression Pact couldn't stop war from breaking out between the two "allies," and failed.

//Relation to Animal Farm: // //. //<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">The Non-aggression pact is the "deal" that Napoleon and Farmer Frederick make. And In this case, Napoleon is Stalin, and Frederick is HItler. (5) <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">. The scenery in the image below resembles Animal Farm, and the soldier that's supposed to be Cupid is depicted as the unstable ground between Nazi and Soviet.

Citations: (1) Bush, L. (2011, August 22). //August 23: The Hitler-Stalin Pact.// Retrieved from: [] (2) Roseburg. (n.d.) //The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.// 20th Century History. Retrieved from: [] (3) German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact [Photo]. (1939) Retrieved February 6, 2012, from: [] (4) //Behind Closed Doors: Stalin's Pact with Hitler.// (n.d.) Retrieved from: [] (5) Orwell G. "1946". //Animal Farm.// Evanston. Harcourt Brace and Company.