How Did Joseph Stalin Effect On Germany

World War I directly influenced the beginning of World War II. Many believed that the Treaty of Versailles would keep Germany weak and did not expect another worldly attack, but little did they know. Putting all the blame and consequences on Germany also led others to predict World War II. The peace settlement after World War I made Germany very angry and desirable for revenge, thus leading to World War II. The Treaty of Versailles put germany in a very poor state. The document consisted of fifteen parts and four-hundred and forty parts. Part one created a new League of Nations that germany could not be apart of. Part two specified Germany’s new boundaries after most of their land was taken. Part five disarmed and reduced Germany’s armies and didn’t allow the use of certain weapons. Part nine imposed numerous other financial obligations upon Germany. As well as eleven more conditions all upon Germany. Germany signed the treaty under protest. The U.S. senate refused to
Stalin had very specific plans for Russia. He didn’t like the amount of Russian deaths in WWI, and wanted to industrialize the Soviet Union to prevent the amount of Russian deaths if there were to be another war. Stalin also wanted to take total control of the Soviet Union and destroy the old party leadership. He had many people removed from power and exiled. As his paranoia set in, he conducted a reign of terror among the people, executing potential rivals. He then extended beyond the political party elites to local officials who were suspected of different activities. He killed millions in forced labor, starvation, and labor camps. Stalin signed a nonaggression pact with Adolf Hitler, he was very convinced of Hitler’s integrity and promises and did not imagine him invading the Soviet Union. Until he did, and the Soviet Union was unprepared and suffered massive