The Soviet-Nazi Non-Aggression Pact- Bibliography

Bartov, Omer. The Eastern Front, 1941-45: German Troops and the Barbarisation of
Warfare. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Print.
Showed us the criminal activities of the German armed forces in Soviet land and
justifying it by being of the master race killing natural inferior enemies. For this
reason when the Soviets broke through the German borders, took payback with
inhumane treatment to the German soldiers and civilians alike.

Bullock, Alan. Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives. New York: Knopf, 1992. Print
"German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures
and Facts." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World
History. Web. 01 Dec. 2010. <http://www.history.com/topics/german-soviet-
nonaggression-pact>.
From here we got the reasons that motivated the Third Reich and the Soviet
Union, two enemy nations, to sign the pact. Such reasons are the eventual
German invasion of Soviet territory and the fact that Britain had rejected aligning
with communist Soviet Union.

Dibb, Paul. The Soviet Union: the Incomplete Superpower. Urbana: University of
Illinois, 1986. Print.
Gave us an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union after
WWII. The defeat of Germany exposed the initial military weakness of the
Soviets: they were leaderless after the execution of high-ranking members under
Stalin’s orders and lacked the discipline to fight efficiently and basing their power
on numbers and patriotism.

Fugate, Bryan I. Operation Barbarossa: Strategy and Tactics on the Eastern Front,
1941. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1984. Print.
Gives an overview of the plan: from how long it took to consolidate it to when it
was execute it; even the Allies thought that the Soviets would fall instantly. Also,
it shows the Soviet defense's struggle to keep the Nazis in check; and with the
winter, managed to successfully repel and eliminate some of them.

German-Soviet Pact." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Web. 02 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005156>.
Highlights that prior to the political pact signed, there was an economic pact. The
German–Soviet Credit Agreement was also signed in 1939 and allowed for
mutual commerce between the two states, which was required to renew the
political ties between them.

German-Soviet Pact." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Web. 08 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005156>.
 The Non-Aggression Pact was planned out to last ten years without any violation
from the two parties. In addition, it was signed by Molotov, the Soviet foreign
minister, and by Ribbentrop, the German one.

Kenez, Peter. A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End. New York:
Cambridge UP, 2006. Print.
Outlines the economical and agricultural strengths and weaknesses that caused
the fall of the Soviet government. After taking control of Poland and the Baltic
states, the Soviets obtained their petroleum and their natural resources: this
strengthened them and allowed them to become the first world power.

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia

Article." AbsoluteAstronomy.com. Web. 01 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Molotov-Ribbentrop_Pact>.
Provides an extensive and detailed amount of information about the pact: it was
singed in Moscow and Stalin was present there. In addition, the German invasion
of Poland and Britain and France responding by declaring war on the Reich is
also included.

Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact With Secret

Protocols." Http://www.pbs.org/behindcloseddoors. Community Television of
Southern California (KCET). Web. 8 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.pbs.org/behindcloseddoors/pdfs/NonAggressionPact.pdf>.
This web site mainly confirmed that the pact was expected to last ten years, but
that it could be renewed. The pact also was the final step in formalizing the
mutual relations between Germany and the USSR, just after finalizing the
ratification of the commerce agreement.

Nazi-Soviet Pact." GCSE Modern World History. Web. 02 Dec. 2010.

<http://www.johndclare.net/RoadtoWWII8.htm>. Non Aggression Pact. PDF.
Aggregates more facts to why the pact was wanted: the powers of Europe initially
would not want to interfere with a Soviet-Nazi alliance. Furthermore, the Soviets
would be able to use a ‘buffer zone’ which would buy them more time to prepare a
defense against the upcoming German invasion.

Nazi-Soviet Pact." GCSE Modern World History. Web. 08 Dec. 2010.

<http://www.johndclare.net/RoadtoWWII8.htm>.
Joseph Stalin wanted to make an alliance with Great Britain since he knew that
Hitler was going to invade Russia. After being declined Hitler offered him an
alliance and Stalin accepted. This website provided us with information on the
events that lead up to the Non-Aggression Pact.

Putatunda, By Rita. "Facts About Adolf Hitler." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on
the Web. Web. 02 Dec. 2010. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-
adolf-hitler.html>.
 The Führer, Adolf Hitler, based his ideology on the superiority of the Aryan race,
the need to exterminate the sub-humans (Jews, communists, etc), and the need
for Germans’ living space in Eastern Europe. The latter another reason to
invaded and get half of Poland.

Putatunda, By Rita. "Facts About Adolf Hitler." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on
the Web. Web. 08 Dec. 2010. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-
adolf-hitler.html>.
Hitler invaded Poland September 1st, 1939 and despite having absolute victory,
his military suffered a great Polish defense that temporarily damaged them. This
prompted the Allies (except US and Canada) to declare war on Germany, and
how they didn’t militarily intervene right away.

Rosenberg, By Jennifer. "The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact - The 1939 Agreement

Between Hitler and Stalin." 20th Century History. Web. 02 Dec. 2010.
<http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/nonaggression.htm>.
Other than the general overview of the pact, the public reaction of Joseph Stalin
to Hitler on the pact is expressed, which clearly shows how publicly the Soviets
had good intentions with Germany and to remain as friendly as possible.

Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich; a History of Nazi
Germany. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. Print.
A summary of Germany from 1933 to 1945, the period of the Greater German
Third Reich. Includes the internal condition of the Reich and connect how Hitler
was a national leader and not a totalitarian dictator. Most importantly, says how
it faced a heavy destructive wave of attack by the Soviet invaders.

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact." Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage. Web. 01 Dec.

2010. <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/ww2/molotovpact.html>.
This web site provided us with the actual pact which said that the motive to reach
the pact was to improve the mutual relations between them. It also shows the
secret protocols concerning the division of Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe
under the respective spheres of influence.

Time, By Buying. "Lest We Forget: World War II." Gadabyte.com. Web. 01 Dec. 2010.
<http://gadabyte.com/ww-ii/molotov-ribbentrop.html>.
This website focused more on the effects of the pact on Europe; from here we saw
how it went beyond delaying the defeat of Germany to the Soviet Union becoming
a superpower. Plus the fact that Germany was slowly recuperating from the
destruction and hyperinflation it suffered.

Vizulis, Izidors. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Of 1939: The Baltic Case. New York:
Praeger, 1990. Print.
By obtaining the Baltic states, from the Nazi-Soviet pact, the Soviet Union
osculated them for over 50 years, which facilitated the diffusion of communism
 over Eastern Europe. Another reason why the pact was a success for the Soviets
on the long-term.

World War II in Europe Timeline." The History Place. Web. 08 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm>.
On August 23, 1939, Germany and the USSR, by the two ministers of foreign
relations, signed the political pact. This happened four days after signing the
economic one, which renewed the broken ties after WWI.

WW II: Time-Life Books History of the Second World War. New York: Prentice Hall,
1989. Print.
Contained important images, graphs, diagrams, maps, texts, etc. from WWII
(such as the Polish Defensive War, Operation Barbarossa, and a contrast of
German and Soviet infrastructure. From here we kind of made a general guide of
the important events and steps of the pact, even before and after it.

WWII Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West . Home | PBS." PBS: Public
Broadcasting Service. Web. 03 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.pbs.org/behindcloseddoors/>.
Not only provided us a video, but thanks to it we obtained a visual and graphic
view of what the atmosphere around the signing of the pact was like. We
consolidated all that we had learned on the video and made us correct what
happened during the signing of the pact.