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5726d8c75951b619008f7fd3	After amending the joint agreement, who received the larger portion of Lithuania?	Germany	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nEleven days after the Soviet invasion of the Polish Kresy, the secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was modified by the German–Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation,) allotting Germany a larger part of Poland and transferring Lithuania's territory (wi...
5726d8c75951b619008f7fd4	What was the amended joint agreement called?	German–Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nEleven days after the Soviet invasion of the Polish Kresy, the secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was modified by the German–Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation,) allotting Germany a larger part of Poland and transferring Lithuania's territory (wi...
5726d8c75951b619008f7fd5	How long after the annexation of Kresy was the amendment made?	Eleven days	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nEleven days after the Soviet invasion of the Polish Kresy, the secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was modified by the German–Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation,) allotting Germany a larger part of Poland and transferring Lithuania's territory (wi...
5726d90bf1498d1400e8ed06	The Soviets took over and setup a fake government in what country?	Finnish Democratic Republic	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAfter the Baltic states were forced to accept treaties, Stalin turned his sights on Finland, confident that Finnish capitulation could be attained without great effort. The Soviets demanded territories on the Karelian Isthmus, the islands of the Gulf of Finland and a military bas...
5726d90bf1498d1400e8ed07	How long did the Finnish military last during the invasion by the soviets?	over three months	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAfter the Baltic states were forced to accept treaties, Stalin turned his sights on Finland, confident that Finnish capitulation could be attained without great effort. The Soviets demanded territories on the Karelian Isthmus, the islands of the Gulf of Finland and a military bas...
5726d90bf1498d1400e8ed08	Although officially, the number of soviets wounded during the invasion of finland was around 200,000, who said the real numbers may have been closer to a million?	Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAfter the Baltic states were forced to accept treaties, Stalin turned his sights on Finland, confident that Finnish capitulation could be attained without great effort. The Soviets demanded territories on the Karelian Isthmus, the islands of the Gulf of Finland and a military bas...
5726d90bf1498d1400e8ed09	How many Finnish people lost their homes?	422,000	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAfter the Baltic states were forced to accept treaties, Stalin turned his sights on Finland, confident that Finnish capitulation could be attained without great effort. The Soviets demanded territories on the Karelian Isthmus, the islands of the Gulf of Finland and a military bas...
5726d965f1498d1400e8ed0e	Who invaded the countries of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia?	Soviet NKVD	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn mid-June 1940, when international attention was focused on the German invasion of France, Soviet NKVD troops raided border posts in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. State administrations were liquidated and replaced by Soviet cadres, in which 34,250 Latvians, 75,000 Lithuanians ...
5726d965f1498d1400e8ed0f	What region of Lithuania was to be turned over to the Nazis?	Scheschupe area	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn mid-June 1940, when international attention was focused on the German invasion of France, Soviet NKVD troops raided border posts in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. State administrations were liquidated and replaced by Soviet cadres, in which 34,250 Latvians, 75,000 Lithuanians ...
5726d965f1498d1400e8ed10	Of the three countries invaded, which lost the least amount of people through deportation or loss of life?	Latvia	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn mid-June 1940, when international attention was focused on the German invasion of France, Soviet NKVD troops raided border posts in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. State administrations were liquidated and replaced by Soviet cadres, in which 34,250 Latvians, 75,000 Lithuanians ...
5726d965f1498d1400e8ed11	How did these countries become part of the USSR?	Elections were held with single pro-Soviet candidates	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn mid-June 1940, when international attention was focused on the German invasion of France, Soviet NKVD troops raided border posts in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. State administrations were liquidated and replaced by Soviet cadres, in which 34,250 Latvians, 75,000 Lithuanians ...
5726d9dcdd62a815002e9296	How many days after France sued for peace did the Romanians meet the requests of the USSR?	6	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nFinally, on 26 June, four days after France sued for an armistice with the Third Reich, the Soviet Union issued an ultimatum demanding Bessarabia and, unexpectedly, Northern Bukovina from Romania. Two days later, the Romanians caved to the Soviet demands and the Soviets occupied ...
5726d9dcdd62a815002e9297	What month did France sue for peace?	June	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nFinally, on 26 June, four days after France sued for an armistice with the Third Reich, the Soviet Union issued an ultimatum demanding Bessarabia and, unexpectedly, Northern Bukovina from Romania. Two days later, the Romanians caved to the Soviet demands and the Soviets occupied ...
5726d9dcdd62a815002e9298	How many days did it take for the Romanians give into the Soviets requests?	Two days	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nFinally, on 26 June, four days after France sued for an armistice with the Third Reich, the Soviet Union issued an ultimatum demanding Bessarabia and, unexpectedly, Northern Bukovina from Romania. Two days later, the Romanians caved to the Soviet demands and the Soviets occupied ...
5726da10dd62a815002e929c	Who were the “intelligentia?”	Polish nobles, teachers, social workers, priests, judges and political activists	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nElimination of Polish elites and intelligentia was part of Generalplan Ost. The Intelligenzaktion, a plan to eliminate the Polish intelligentsia, Poland's 'leadership class', took place soon after the German invasion of Poland, lasting from fall of 1939 till spring of 1940. As th...
5726da10dd62a815002e929d	How long did liquidation occur?	fall of 1939 till spring of 1940	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nElimination of Polish elites and intelligentia was part of Generalplan Ost. The Intelligenzaktion, a plan to eliminate the Polish intelligentsia, Poland's 'leadership class', took place soon after the German invasion of Poland, lasting from fall of 1939 till spring of 1940. As th...
5726da10dd62a815002e929e	How many intelligentia were killed during operation AB-Akiton?	16,000 members	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nElimination of Polish elites and intelligentia was part of Generalplan Ost. The Intelligenzaktion, a plan to eliminate the Polish intelligentsia, Poland's 'leadership class', took place soon after the German invasion of Poland, lasting from fall of 1939 till spring of 1940. As th...
5726da7d708984140094d39b	How many Jews were forced to live within the Warsaw Ghetto?	380,000	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAlthough Germany used forced labourers in most occupied countries, Poles and other Slavs were viewed as inferior by Nazi propaganda, thus, better suited for such duties. Between 1 and 2.5 million Polish citizens were transported to the Reich for forced labour, against their will....
5726da7d708984140094d39c	How many Jews died in the Warsa Ghetto?	43,000	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAlthough Germany used forced labourers in most occupied countries, Poles and other Slavs were viewed as inferior by Nazi propaganda, thus, better suited for such duties. Between 1 and 2.5 million Polish citizens were transported to the Reich for forced labour, against their will....
5726da7d708984140094d39d	Which group of people were considered inferior?	Poles and other Slavs	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAlthough Germany used forced labourers in most occupied countries, Poles and other Slavs were viewed as inferior by Nazi propaganda, thus, better suited for such duties. Between 1 and 2.5 million Polish citizens were transported to the Reich for forced labour, against their will....
5726da7d708984140094d39e	How many Polish people were used in labor camps?	Between 1 and 2.5 million Polish citizens	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAlthough Germany used forced labourers in most occupied countries, Poles and other Slavs were viewed as inferior by Nazi propaganda, thus, better suited for such duties. Between 1 and 2.5 million Polish citizens were transported to the Reich for forced labour, against their will....
5726da7d708984140094d39f	How many people are believed to have died in Auschwitz?	1.1 million people	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAlthough Germany used forced labourers in most occupied countries, Poles and other Slavs were viewed as inferior by Nazi propaganda, thus, better suited for such duties. Between 1 and 2.5 million Polish citizens were transported to the Reich for forced labour, against their will....
5726dad6708984140094d3ab	How much did the transfer of the Lithuanian Strip cost the Soviet Union?	7.5 million dollars (31.5 million Reichsmark)	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nOn 10 January 1941, Germany and the Soviet Union signed an agreement settling several ongoing issues. Secret protocols in the new agreement modified the \"Secret Additional Protocols\" of the German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty, ceding the Lithuanian Strip to the Soviet ...
5726dad6708984140094d3ac	How long did germans have to relocate from the baltic states after the amendment of secret protocols?	two and a half months	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nOn 10 January 1941, Germany and the Soviet Union signed an agreement settling several ongoing issues. Secret protocols in the new agreement modified the \"Secret Additional Protocols\" of the German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty, ceding the Lithuanian Strip to the Soviet ...
5726dad6708984140094d3ad	How long did the Russians have to relocate from the german occupied regions?	two and a half months	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nOn 10 January 1941, Germany and the Soviet Union signed an agreement settling several ongoing issues. Secret protocols in the new agreement modified the \"Secret Additional Protocols\" of the German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty, ceding the Lithuanian Strip to the Soviet ...
5726dad6708984140094d3ae	How long did the amendment extend the trade agreements?	until August 1, 1942	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nOn 10 January 1941, Germany and the Soviet Union signed an agreement settling several ongoing issues. Secret protocols in the new agreement modified the \"Secret Additional Protocols\" of the German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty, ceding the Lithuanian Strip to the Soviet ...
5726db02dd62a815002e92ce	Who was part of Hollywood Ten?	Herbert Biberman	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nBefore the pact's announcement, Communists in the West denied that such a treaty would be signed. Future member of the Hollywood Ten Herbert Biberman denounced rumors as \"Fascist propaganda\". Earl Browder, head of the Communist Party USA, stated that \"there is as much chance o...
5726db02dd62a815002e92cf	Who was the leader of the American communist party?	Earl Browder	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nBefore the pact's announcement, Communists in the West denied that such a treaty would be signed. Future member of the Hollywood Ten Herbert Biberman denounced rumors as \"Fascist propaganda\". Earl Browder, head of the Communist Party USA, stated that \"there is as much chance o...
5726db02dd62a815002e92d0	Who protested the involvement of Britain and France in a war with Germany?	Western Communists	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nBefore the pact's announcement, Communists in the West denied that such a treaty would be signed. Future member of the Hollywood Ten Herbert Biberman denounced rumors as \"Fascist propaganda\". Earl Browder, head of the Communist Party USA, stated that \"there is as much chance o...
5726db50708984140094d3bd	The western communists new rhetoric was that the war was?	the war was unjust and imperialist	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nWhen anti-German demonstrations erupted in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Comintern ordered the Czech Communist Party to employ all of its strength to paralyze \"chauvinist elements.\" Moscow soon forced the Communist Parties of France and Great Britain to adopt an anti-war position...
5726db50708984140094d3be	The western communists claimed the war was what?	the war was unjust and imperialist	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nWhen anti-German demonstrations erupted in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Comintern ordered the Czech Communist Party to employ all of its strength to paralyze \"chauvinist elements.\" Moscow soon forced the Communist Parties of France and Great Britain to adopt an anti-war position...
5726db50708984140094d3bf	French communists voted for what?	war credits	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nWhen anti-German demonstrations erupted in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Comintern ordered the Czech Communist Party to employ all of its strength to paralyze \"chauvinist elements.\" Moscow soon forced the Communist Parties of France and Great Britain to adopt an anti-war position...
5726db50708984140094d3c0	Where did Maurice Thorez go after deserting the Army?	fled to Russia	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nWhen anti-German demonstrations erupted in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Comintern ordered the Czech Communist Party to employ all of its strength to paralyze \"chauvinist elements.\" Moscow soon forced the Communist Parties of France and Great Britain to adopt an anti-war position...
5726db87dd62a815002e92de	Who wanted war with the Soviet Union?	English–French war bloc	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Communist Party of Germany featured similar attitudes. In Die Welt, a communist newspaper published in Stockholm[e] the exiled communist leader Walter Ulbricht opposed the allies (Britain representing \"the most reactionary force in the world\") and argued: \"The German gover...
5726db87dd62a815002e92df	Who publicly wanted peace with Soviet Union	German government	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Communist Party of Germany featured similar attitudes. In Die Welt, a communist newspaper published in Stockholm[e] the exiled communist leader Walter Ulbricht opposed the allies (Britain representing \"the most reactionary force in the world\") and argued: \"The German gover...
5726db87dd62a815002e92e0	The British army was considered to be what by Walter Ulbricbht?	the most reactionary force in the world	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Communist Party of Germany featured similar attitudes. In Die Welt, a communist newspaper published in Stockholm[e] the exiled communist leader Walter Ulbricht opposed the allies (Britain representing \"the most reactionary force in the world\") and argued: \"The German gover...
5726dbd5f1498d1400e8ed7e	Who refused a German-Soviet peace plan?	Britain and France	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nWhen a joint German–Soviet peace initiative was rejected by Britain and France on 28 September 1939, Soviet foreign policy became critical of the Allies and more pro-German in turn. During the fifth session of the Supreme Soviet on 31 October 1939 Molotov analysed the internation...
5726dbd5f1498d1400e8ed7f	Why was the west creating a war?	to maintain the Versailles system.	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nWhen a joint German–Soviet peace initiative was rejected by Britain and France on 28 September 1939, Soviet foreign policy became critical of the Allies and more pro-German in turn. During the fifth session of the Supreme Soviet on 31 October 1939 Molotov analysed the internation...
5726dbd5f1498d1400e8ed80	Who provides rhetoric points for the Soviet propaganda?	Molotov	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nWhen a joint German–Soviet peace initiative was rejected by Britain and France on 28 September 1939, Soviet foreign policy became critical of the Allies and more pro-German in turn. During the fifth session of the Supreme Soviet on 31 October 1939 Molotov analysed the internation...
5726dc09dd62a815002e92f8	What was the title of Molotov’s report called?	On the Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nMolotov declared in his report entitled \"On the Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union\" (31 October 1939) held on the fifth (extraordinary) session of the Supreme Soviet, that the Western \"ruling circles\" disguise their intentions with the pretext of defending democracy against H...
5726dc09dd62a815002e92f9	According to Molotov, what was the goal of the west?	extermination of Hitlerism	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nMolotov declared in his report entitled \"On the Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union\" (31 October 1939) held on the fifth (extraordinary) session of the Supreme Soviet, that the Western \"ruling circles\" disguise their intentions with the pretext of defending democracy against H...
5726dc09dd62a815002e92fa	Under what guise does the west perform their international policing?	defending democracy	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nMolotov declared in his report entitled \"On the Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union\" (31 October 1939) held on the fifth (extraordinary) session of the Supreme Soviet, that the Western \"ruling circles\" disguise their intentions with the pretext of defending democracy against H...
5726dc6d708984140094d3eb	How much more expansive was the newest trade agreement?	was over four times larger	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nGermany and the Soviet Union entered an intricate trade pact on February 11, 1940, that was over four times larger than the one the two countries had signed in August 1939. The trade pact helped Germany to surmount a British blockade of Germany. In the first year, Germany receive...
5726dc6d708984140094d3ec	What was the trade route between german and the soviet union?	occupied Polish territories	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nGermany and the Soviet Union entered an intricate trade pact on February 11, 1940, that was over four times larger than the one the two countries had signed in August 1939. The trade pact helped Germany to surmount a British blockade of Germany. In the first year, Germany receive...
5726dc6d708984140094d3ed	Where were the soybeans coming from?	Manchuria	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nGermany and the Soviet Union entered an intricate trade pact on February 11, 1940, that was over four times larger than the one the two countries had signed in August 1939. The trade pact helped Germany to surmount a British blockade of Germany. In the first year, Germany receive...
5726dc6d708984140094d3ee	What famous ship was the soviet union getting the plans for?	the battleship Bismarck	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nGermany and the Soviet Union entered an intricate trade pact on February 11, 1940, that was over four times larger than the one the two countries had signed in August 1939. The trade pact helped Germany to surmount a British blockade of Germany. In the first year, Germany receive...
5726dc6d708984140094d3ef	How many new airplanes were the soviets getting in this agreement?	thirty	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nGermany and the Soviet Union entered an intricate trade pact on February 11, 1940, that was over four times larger than the one the two countries had signed in August 1939. The trade pact helped Germany to surmount a British blockade of Germany. In the first year, Germany receive...
5726dc97708984140094d3f5	What did the Germans use to avoid British blockades?	a submarine base	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Soviets also helped Germany to avoid British naval blockades by providing a submarine base, Basis Nord, in the northern Soviet Union near Murmansk. This also provided a refueling and maintenance location, and a takeoff point for raids and attacks on shipping. In addition, the...
5726dc97708984140094d3f6	Where was the sub base located?	northern Soviet Union near Murmansk	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Soviets also helped Germany to avoid British naval blockades by providing a submarine base, Basis Nord, in the northern Soviet Union near Murmansk. This also provided a refueling and maintenance location, and a takeoff point for raids and attacks on shipping. In addition, the...
5726dc97708984140094d3f7	Which oceans did the sub base provide access to?	both the Atlantic and the Pacific	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Soviets also helped Germany to avoid British naval blockades by providing a submarine base, Basis Nord, in the northern Soviet Union near Murmansk. This also provided a refueling and maintenance location, and a takeoff point for raids and attacks on shipping. In addition, the...
5726dd42f1498d1400e8edc8	Who wanted to know the moment an anti-german bloc was to form?	Ribbentrop	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Finnish and Baltic invasions began a deterioration of relations between the Soviets and Germany. Stalin's invasions were a severe irritant to Berlin, as the intent to accomplish these was not communicated to the Germans beforehand, and prompted concern that Stalin was seeking...
5726dd42f1498d1400e8edc9	Why did the Germans distrust the soviet agenda?	Stalin's invasions were a severe irritant	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Finnish and Baltic invasions began a deterioration of relations between the Soviets and Germany. Stalin's invasions were a severe irritant to Berlin, as the intent to accomplish these was not communicated to the Germans beforehand, and prompted concern that Stalin was seeking...
5726dd42f1498d1400e8edca	What caused distrust between the German and Soviet governments?	Stalin's invasions were a severe irritant to Berlin	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe Finnish and Baltic invasions began a deterioration of relations between the Soviets and Germany. Stalin's invasions were a severe irritant to Berlin, as the intent to accomplish these was not communicated to the Germans beforehand, and prompted concern that Stalin was seeking...
5726dd735951b619008f8083	Who stopped the trade because of a disagreement involving Romania?	Soviet Union	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn August 1940, the Soviet Union briefly suspended its deliveries under their commercial agreement after their relations were strained following disagreement over policy in Romania, the Soviet war with Finland, Germany falling behind in its deliveries of goods under the pact and ...
5726dd735951b619008f8084	What regions were redrawn in effort to improve relations between Germany and the Soviets?	Hungarian and Romanian borders	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn August 1940, the Soviet Union briefly suspended its deliveries under their commercial agreement after their relations were strained following disagreement over policy in Romania, the Soviet war with Finland, Germany falling behind in its deliveries of goods under the pact and ...
5726dd735951b619008f8085	Who started refining Romanian oil?	Germany	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn August 1940, the Soviet Union briefly suspended its deliveries under their commercial agreement after their relations were strained following disagreement over policy in Romania, the Soviet war with Finland, Germany falling behind in its deliveries of goods under the pact and ...
5726dda0dd62a815002e933a	What countries agreed to a tripartisan agreement?	Germany entered a Tripartite Pact with Japan and Italy	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAfter Germany entered a Tripartite Pact with Japan and Italy, Ribbentrop wrote to Stalin, inviting Molotov to Berlin for negotiations aimed to create a 'continental bloc' of Germany, Italy, Japan and the USSR that would oppose Britain and the USA. Stalin sent Molotov to Berlin to...
5726dda0dd62a815002e933b	Which Foreign Minister proposed that the Soviets should join this agreement of axis powers?	Ribbentrop	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAfter Germany entered a Tripartite Pact with Japan and Italy, Ribbentrop wrote to Stalin, inviting Molotov to Berlin for negotiations aimed to create a 'continental bloc' of Germany, Italy, Japan and the USSR that would oppose Britain and the USA. Stalin sent Molotov to Berlin to...
5726dda0dd62a815002e933c	Who would the axis powers oppose in the new agreement?	Britain and the USA	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nAfter Germany entered a Tripartite Pact with Japan and Italy, Ribbentrop wrote to Stalin, inviting Molotov to Berlin for negotiations aimed to create a 'continental bloc' of Germany, Italy, Japan and the USSR that would oppose Britain and the USA. Stalin sent Molotov to Berlin to...
5726ddd95951b619008f8093	Who was planning an invasion of the Soviet Union?	Hitler	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn an effort to demonstrate peaceful intentions toward Germany, on 13 April 1941, the Soviets signed a neutrality pact with Axis power Japan. While Stalin had little faith in Japan's commitment to neutrality, he felt that the pact was important for its political symbolism, to rei...
5726ddd95951b619008f8094	Who did the Soviet Union agree to remain neutral with when they signed a treaty on the 13th of April?	Japan	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn an effort to demonstrate peaceful intentions toward Germany, on 13 April 1941, the Soviets signed a neutrality pact with Axis power Japan. While Stalin had little faith in Japan's commitment to neutrality, he felt that the pact was important for its political symbolism, to rei...
5726ddd95951b619008f8095	Why did Stalin sign the pact?	reinforce a public affection for Germany	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn an effort to demonstrate peaceful intentions toward Germany, on 13 April 1941, the Soviets signed a neutrality pact with Axis power Japan. While Stalin had little faith in Japan's commitment to neutrality, he felt that the pact was important for its political symbolism, to rei...
5726de31708984140094d419	Where did the German attack on Soviet forces occur?	Soviet positions in eastern Poland	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nNazi Germany terminated the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact at 03:15 on 22 June 1941 by launching a massive attack on the Soviet positions in eastern Poland which marked the beginning of the invasion of the Soviet Union known as Operation Barbarossa. Stalin had ignored several warnings t...
5726de31708984140094d41a	How many Soviet military members died within the first six months of the war between the two countries?	4.3 million casualties	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nNazi Germany terminated the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact at 03:15 on 22 June 1941 by launching a massive attack on the Soviet positions in eastern Poland which marked the beginning of the invasion of the Soviet Union known as Operation Barbarossa. Stalin had ignored several warnings t...
5726de31708984140094d41b	How many Soviet prisoners did german take within the first six months of war between the two countries?	three million Soviet prisoners	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nNazi Germany terminated the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact at 03:15 on 22 June 1941 by launching a massive attack on the Soviet positions in eastern Poland which marked the beginning of the invasion of the Soviet Union known as Operation Barbarossa. Stalin had ignored several warnings t...
5726de31708984140094d41c	How long did it take to capture regions of the world that were once occupied by soviets once the initial attack occurred?	matter of weeks	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nNazi Germany terminated the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact at 03:15 on 22 June 1941 by launching a massive attack on the Soviet positions in eastern Poland which marked the beginning of the invasion of the Soviet Union known as Operation Barbarossa. Stalin had ignored several warnings t...
5726de80dd62a815002e9350	How many pages of secret documents were microfilmed?	9,800 pages	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe German original of the secret protocols was presumably destroyed in the bombing of Germany, but in late 1943, Ribbentrop had ordered that the most secret records of the German Foreign Office from 1933 on, amounting to some 9,800 pages, be microfilmed. When the various departm...
5726de80dd62a815002e9351	Near the end of the war, where the did some of the german command flee to?	Thuringia	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe German original of the secret protocols was presumably destroyed in the bombing of Germany, but in late 1943, Ribbentrop had ordered that the most secret records of the German Foreign Office from 1933 on, amounting to some 9,800 pages, be microfilmed. When the various departm...
5726de80dd62a815002e9352	What did Wendell B. Blancke investigate at the end of the war?	Exploitation German Archives	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe German original of the secret protocols was presumably destroyed in the bombing of Germany, but in late 1943, Ribbentrop had ordered that the most secret records of the German Foreign Office from 1933 on, amounting to some 9,800 pages, be microfilmed. When the various departm...
5726de80dd62a815002e9353	Why did Karl von Loesch bury the microfilm?	personal insurance for his future well-being	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe German original of the secret protocols was presumably destroyed in the bombing of Germany, but in late 1943, Ribbentrop had ordered that the most secret records of the German Foreign Office from 1933 on, amounting to some 9,800 pages, be microfilmed. When the various departm...
5726de80dd62a815002e9354	Where was Karl von Löesch transferred to after he turned over the documents?	the American zone	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe German original of the secret protocols was presumably destroyed in the bombing of Germany, but in late 1943, Ribbentrop had ordered that the most secret records of the German Foreign Office from 1933 on, amounting to some 9,800 pages, be microfilmed. When the various departm...
5726dee0f1498d1400e8ee2a	Who printed the secret German-Soviet treaty in Britain?	the Manchester Guardian	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe treaty was published in the United States for the first time by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 22, 1946, in Britain by the Manchester Guardian. It was also part of an official State Department publication, Nazi–Soviet Relations 1939–1941, edited by Raymond J. Sontag and J...
5726dee0f1498d1400e8ee2b	Which world leader favored the publication of Nazi-Soviet Relations to be printed?	President Truman	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe treaty was published in the United States for the first time by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 22, 1946, in Britain by the Manchester Guardian. It was also part of an official State Department publication, Nazi–Soviet Relations 1939–1941, edited by Raymond J. Sontag and J...
5726dee0f1498d1400e8ee2c	What was the description of the Soviet government in the world press in regards to the treaty and subsequent breaking of the treaty by germany?	flat-footed	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe treaty was published in the United States for the first time by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 22, 1946, in Britain by the Manchester Guardian. It was also part of an official State Department publication, Nazi–Soviet Relations 1939–1941, edited by Raymond J. Sontag and J...
5726dee0f1498d1400e8ee2d	Where was the Foreign Ministers conference held?	London	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe treaty was published in the United States for the first time by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 22, 1946, in Britain by the Manchester Guardian. It was also part of an official State Department publication, Nazi–Soviet Relations 1939–1941, edited by Raymond J. Sontag and J...
5726dee0f1498d1400e8ee2e	Who put the Nazi-Soviet Relations publication together?	Raymond J. Sontag and James S. Beddie	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nThe treaty was published in the United States for the first time by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 22, 1946, in Britain by the Manchester Guardian. It was also part of an official State Department publication, Nazi–Soviet Relations 1939–1941, edited by Raymond J. Sontag and J...
5726df215951b619008f80d9	What year was Joseph Stalin’s version of the pact published?	1948	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn response to the publication of the secret protocols and other secret German–Soviet relations documents in the State Department edition Nazi–Soviet Relations (1948), Stalin published Falsifiers of History, which included the claim that, during the Pact's operation, Stalin rejec...
5726df215951b619008f80da	What was the Soviet response to the Nazi-Soviet Relations publication	Falsifiers of History	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn response to the publication of the secret protocols and other secret German–Soviet relations documents in the State Department edition Nazi–Soviet Relations (1948), Stalin published Falsifiers of History, which included the claim that, during the Pact's operation, Stalin rejec...
5726df215951b619008f80db	How long did Stalins version of what happened between the Germans and the Soviets last?	until the Soviet Union's dissolution	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nIn response to the publication of the secret protocols and other secret German–Soviet relations documents in the State Department edition Nazi–Soviet Relations (1948), Stalin published Falsifiers of History, which included the claim that, during the Pact's operation, Stalin rejec...
5726df55f1498d1400e8ee3a	Who created an investigation into whether or not the Soviet-German Pact happened?	Mikhail Gorbachev, Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nFor decades, it was the official policy of the Soviet Union to deny the existence of the secret protocol to the Soviet–German Pact. At the behest of Mikhail Gorbachev, Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev headed a commission investigating the existence of such a protocol. In December 1...
5726df55f1498d1400e8ee3b	Which states have argued that the Soviet-German Pact was invalid from the inception?	Both successor-states of the pact parties	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nFor decades, it was the official policy of the Soviet Union to deny the existence of the secret protocol to the Soviet–German Pact. At the behest of Mikhail Gorbachev, Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev headed a commission investigating the existence of such a protocol. In December 1...
5726df55f1498d1400e8ee3c	Which government agency received the news that the Soviet-German Pact had existed?	Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nFor decades, it was the official policy of the Soviet Union to deny the existence of the secret protocol to the Soviet–German Pact. At the behest of Mikhail Gorbachev, Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev headed a commission investigating the existence of such a protocol. In December 1...
5726dfa9708984140094d44b	Who was ordered to remove the Jews from the Ministry?	Molotov	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nRegarding the timing of German rapprochement, many historians agree that the dismissal of Maxim Litvinov, whose Jewish ethnicity was viewed unfavorably by Nazi Germany, removed an obstacle to negotiations with Germany. Stalin immediately directed Molotov to \"purge the ministry o...
5726dfa9708984140094d44c	Who gave the order to remove the Jews from the Ministry?	Stalin	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nRegarding the timing of German rapprochement, many historians agree that the dismissal of Maxim Litvinov, whose Jewish ethnicity was viewed unfavorably by Nazi Germany, removed an obstacle to negotiations with Germany. Stalin immediately directed Molotov to \"purge the ministry o...
5726dfa9708984140094d44d	Who believed that the firing of Litvinov allowed the Soviets to quicker negotiations with Germany?	Derek Watson	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nRegarding the timing of German rapprochement, many historians agree that the dismissal of Maxim Litvinov, whose Jewish ethnicity was viewed unfavorably by Nazi Germany, removed an obstacle to negotiations with Germany. Stalin immediately directed Molotov to \"purge the ministry o...
5726dfa9708984140094d44e	Who believed that the hiring of Molotov would result in a better deal with the western countries?	Geoffrey Roberts	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nRegarding the timing of German rapprochement, many historians agree that the dismissal of Maxim Litvinov, whose Jewish ethnicity was viewed unfavorably by Nazi Germany, removed an obstacle to negotiations with Germany. Stalin immediately directed Molotov to \"purge the ministry o...
5726dffd708984140094d45d	Edward Carr believes that in a war between Germany and the Soviet Union, who else would have been participating?	the Western Powers would already be involved	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nEdward Hallett Carr, a frequent defender of Soviet policy, stated: \"In return for 'non-intervention' Stalin secured a breathing space of immunity from German attack.\"[page needed] According to Carr, the \"bastion\" created by means of the Pact, \"was and could only be, a line o...
5726dffd708984140094d45e	Who believes that the Soviet Unions was afraid of Germany?	Historian Werner Maser	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nEdward Hallett Carr, a frequent defender of Soviet policy, stated: \"In return for 'non-intervention' Stalin secured a breathing space of immunity from German attack.\"[page needed] According to Carr, the \"bastion\" created by means of the Pact, \"was and could only be, a line o...
5726dffd708984140094d45f	The pact according to Edward Carr’s view was to provide what between Germany and the Soviet Union?	a line of defense against	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nEdward Hallett Carr, a frequent defender of Soviet policy, stated: \"In return for 'non-intervention' Stalin secured a breathing space of immunity from German attack.\"[page needed] According to Carr, the \"bastion\" created by means of the Pact, \"was and could only be, a line o...
5726e0415951b619008f80f5	Who was skeptical of Stalin’s policies?	Viktor Suvorov	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nSome critics of Stalin's policy, such as the popular writer Viktor Suvorov, claim that Stalin's primary motive for signing the Soviet–German non-aggression treaty was his calculation that such a pact could result in a conflict between the capitalist countries of Western Europe.[c...
5726e0415951b619008f80f6	What is the claim the pact promoted, purported by the The Black Book of Communism?	a "conspiracy to conduct war of aggression."	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nSome critics of Stalin's policy, such as the popular writer Viktor Suvorov, claim that Stalin's primary motive for signing the Soviet–German non-aggression treaty was his calculation that such a pact could result in a conflict between the capitalist countries of Western Europe.[c...
5726e0415951b619008f80f7	Who doesn’t believe that Joseph Stalin had plans to invade Germany?	David Glantz	[ "Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact\n\nSome critics of Stalin's policy, such as the popular writer Viktor Suvorov, claim that Stalin's primary motive for signing the Soviet–German non-aggression treaty was his calculation that such a pact could result in a conflict between the capitalist countries of Western Europe.[c...
5726d89c708984140094d349	What was a capacitor originally known as?	a condenser	[ "Capacitor\n\nA capacitor (originally known as a condenser) is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store electrical energy temporarily in an electric field. The forms of practical capacitors vary widely, but all contain at least two electrical conductors (plates) separated by a dielectric (i.e. an i...
5726d89c708984140094d34a	How many electrical conductors, or plates, do all capacitors contain at a minimum?	two electrical conductors	[ "Capacitor\n\nA capacitor (originally known as a condenser) is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store electrical energy temporarily in an electric field. The forms of practical capacitors vary widely, but all contain at least two electrical conductors (plates) separated by a dielectric (i.e. an i...
5726d89c708984140094d34b	What is the name of the insulator in all capacitors that can store energy by becoming polarized?	a dielectric	[ "Capacitor\n\nA capacitor (originally known as a condenser) is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store electrical energy temporarily in an electric field. The forms of practical capacitors vary widely, but all contain at least two electrical conductors (plates) separated by a dielectric (i.e. an i...
5726d89c708984140094d34c	In what form does a capacitor store energy?	the form of an electrostatic field	[ "Capacitor\n\nA capacitor (originally known as a condenser) is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store electrical energy temporarily in an electric field. The forms of practical capacitors vary widely, but all contain at least two electrical conductors (plates) separated by a dielectric (i.e. an i...
5726d89c708984140094d34d	Where is the energy stored by a capacitor located?	between its plates	[ "Capacitor\n\nA capacitor (originally known as a condenser) is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store electrical energy temporarily in an electric field. The forms of practical capacitors vary widely, but all contain at least two electrical conductors (plates) separated by a dielectric (i.e. an i...
5726dfe9708984140094d453	When does an electric field develop across the dielectric?	When there is a potential difference across the conductors	[ "Capacitor\n\nWhen there is a potential difference across the conductors (e.g., when a capacitor is attached across a battery), an electric field develops across the dielectric, causing positive charge +Q to collect on one plate and negative charge −Q to collect on the other plate. If a battery has been attached to...
5726dfe9708984140094d454	Under what condition can a displacement current flow in a capacitor?	if a time-varying voltage is applied across the leads	[ "Capacitor\n\nWhen there is a potential difference across the conductors (e.g., when a capacitor is attached across a battery), an electric field develops across the dielectric, causing positive charge +Q to collect on one plate and negative charge −Q to collect on the other plate. If a battery has been attached to...
5726dfe9708984140094d455	What is an example of when there exists a potential difference across the conductors?	when a capacitor is attached across a battery	[ "Capacitor\n\nWhen there is a potential difference across the conductors (e.g., when a capacitor is attached across a battery), an electric field develops across the dielectric, causing positive charge +Q to collect on one plate and negative charge −Q to collect on the other plate. If a battery has been attached to...

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