What was the Prelude to the Molotov Ribbonov Pact
Prelude to the Molotov Ribbonov Pact
What was the prelude to the Molotov Ribbonov Pact? Why did Germany Reach out to Russia?
the Treaty of Versailles ever since the early to mid 1930’s.
power. He had increased the size of the army, begun building the air force and
increased the size and potency of the navy. He had sent armed troops into the
demilitarized Rhineland in 1936 against the terms of the treaty.
propaganda he invaded (“liberated”) Austria in 1938. In March 1939 he
violated the terms of the Munich agreement and invaded Czechoslovakia.
spring of 1939 he made demands for the Polish to turn over parts of their
country to Germany. After years of bowing to Hitler’s demands the British and
French finally stood up to him and said that if he attacked Poland they would
declare war on him.
