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This video from History Matters @HistoryMatters show how despite deep ideological animosity and mutual distrust, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in August 1939 primarily out of strategic self-interest and failed diplomatic efforts. Following the breakdown of potential collective security alliances between the USSR, Britain, and France—fueled by Western mistrust of Stalin, Polish unwillingness to allow Soviet troops on their borders, and secret British-German talks—Moscow turned to Berlin as its only viable option to secure its borders and avoid isolation. Meanwhile, Germany needed the pact to secure vital imports of Soviet food and raw materials to withstand anticipated Western blockades, while the secret protocols allowed both totalitarian regimes to divide Eastern Europe and buy time for the inevitable conflict between them. Mr. Terry shares his thoughts.
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