What would happen if the USSR made an alliance with Germany in 1940?
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After the start of the Second World War, the Third Reich organized negotiations with the Soviet government. The USSR was invited to join the so-called "Axis". It was an aggressive military alliance of the three countries: Germany, Italy and Japan.
Then, at the end of September 1940, these countries signed the Tripartite Pact, according to which Germany, Italy and Japan demarcated between themselves zones of influence on the planet. Later, some Eastern European states joined the union, as well as Thailand.
According to some historical According to the data, the USSR accepted Hitler's proposal for consideration and put forward a number of requirements. In exchange for the entry of the Soviet Union into the "Axis", the communists surrendered to Iraq, Iran, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Finland.
Berlin refused and negotiations were frozen. Less than a year later, Germany attacked the USSR.
But what would happen if Hitler agreed to the demands of Moscow?
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