Stalin Agreed to the Nazi-Soviet Pact for All of the Following

question 51

Multiple Choice

Stalin agreed to the Nazi-Soviet Pact for all of the following reasons except that

• A)he recognized the common totalitarian nature of fascism and communism.
• B)war seemed inevitable, so a Soviet alliance with Britain and France would be useless in preventing it.
• C)a nonaggression agreement with Germany promoted Soviet security.
• D)by a secret protocol, the Soviet Union could seize half of Poland.
• E)the Soviets would gain territory lost after World War I.

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