3 h 11 m, 23 agos 1939 año - Nazi Soviet Non agression pact

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During the 1930s, it was clear that Hitler wanted to invade Poland, yet his was afraid of a two-front war, facing both England and France, so he did not take action. Fearing to end up stuck in the same situation as in World War I, fighting Russia in the east and British and France in the west, Hitler tried to make relations with Stalin. Shocking the world, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact in August 23, 1939, agreeing to stay peaceful for 10 years. The pact also guaranteed that neither the two would provide help to a third nation that proposed war to either signatory. Secretly, Hitler and Stalin agreed to split up Poland after Hitler conquers the land, with Stalin gaining eastern Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. The pact gave Hitler the courage to invade Poland, as he now got rid of his major enemy, Russia. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland; two days later both France and Great Britain declared war on Germany, marking the start of World War II. About two years later, Hitler ignored the nonaggression pact, sending 3 million into the Soviet Union in 1941. Hitler and Stalin both knew the vow would not last long, and the pact only served as an tactical decision for both nations. Hitler got rid of the threat of his major enemy, while Stalin gained more time to rearm, both preparing for the upcoming war.

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