The Nazi-Soviet Pact (Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact)

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Why did the Nazi-Soviet Pact make war inevitable?
Summary (From BBC Bitesize)
After Munich, everyone realised that Hitler's next target was Poland, so Chamberlain promised to defend Poland. But how? Britain was too far away to help and only had a small army. In April 1939, Stalin suggested an alliance of Russia, France and Britain against Germany. Hitler would not have been able to invade Poland if taking that action would have meant war with Russia. However, negotiations dragged on into August because:
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Neville Chamberlain to a friend, March 1939
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Why did Hitler and Stalin agree to the Pact?
The Nazi-Soviet Pact and War
Historians have argued that the Nazi-Soviet Pact was instrumental in causing the Second World War, inasmuch as it:
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From JD Clare
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