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Context: The stated clauses of the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact were a guarantee of non-belligerence by each party towards the other, and a written commitment that neither party would ally itself to, or aid, an enemy of the other party. In addition to stipulations of non-aggression, the treaty included a secret protocol that divided territories of Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland into German and Soviet "spheres of influence", anticipating potential "territorial and political rearrangements" of these countries. Thereafter, Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939. After the Soviet–Japanese ceasefire agreement took effect on 16 September, Stalin ordered his own invasion of Poland on 17 September. Part of southeastern (Karelia) and Salla region in Finland were annexed by the Soviet Union after the Winter War. This was followed by Soviet annexations of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and parts of Romania (Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, and the Hertza region). Concern about ethnic Ukrainians and Belarusians had been proffered as justification for the Soviet invasion of Poland. Stalin's invasion of Bukovina in 1940 violated the pact, as it went beyond the Soviet sphere of influence agreed with the Axis.
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When did Germany invade Poland?
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1 September 1939
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When did the agreement with the Soviet and Japan take place?
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16 September
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What did Stalin do?
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ordered his own invasion of Poland
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When was that?
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17 September
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What was the goal of the Nazi-Soviet pact?
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guarantee of non-belligerence by each party
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What was the written agreement about?
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neither party would ally itself to, or aid, an enemy of the other party.
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What areas were divided?
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Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland
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What territories were annexed by the Soviet?
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Part of southeastern (Karelia) and Salla region in Finland
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And then where?
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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and parts of Romania (Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, and the Hertza region).
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What was the justification for invading Poland?
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Concern about ethnic Ukrainians and Belarusians