The Nazi Soviet Pact and Invasion of Poland Flashcards

1
Q

Why were Poland reluctant to get help from USSR in the Spring of 1939?

A

Poland was afraid of Soviet ambitions to take land from Poland

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Why was the Nazi-Soviet Pact so surprising?

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Fascist Germany and Communist USSR disliked each other. Germany even wanted land in the East.

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3
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Why would Japan and Italy be surprised by this particularly?

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In 1937 they had signed the Anti-Comintern Pact (against communism)

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4
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What did the Nazi-Soviet Pact say?

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Publically- USSR and Germany agreed not to interfere against the other power in the event of war
Privately- Divide up Poland between them

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5
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How did Hitler think GB would react?

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Presumed they would back down just like in Munich(Danzig was German and the Polish Corridor divided Germany)

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Why did the Nazi-Soviet Pact make war likely?

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  1. Germany didn’t have to worry about fighting on 2 fronts

2. GB had promised to help Poland if attacked (war inevitable)

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7
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What percentage of people in Danzig were German?

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90%

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8
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On what date did German troops invade Poland?

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1st September 1939

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9
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When did GB declare war on Germany?

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3rd September 1939

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