I watched this ww2 video and was surprised ussr allied with Germany then i asked

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https://youtu.be/KJTpP7qwN7M?si=pO9CFKphoDNGRDdD

Asked Chatgpt why did ussr allied Germany

The USSR allied with Germany in 1939 through the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (also called the Nazi-Soviet Pact) for strategic and security reasons. Here's why:

1. Stalin Wanted Time to Rebuild the Soviet Military
   •   The Soviet Union had just gone through the Great Purge (1936–1938), where Stalin executed or imprisoned many top military leaders.
   •   Stalin knew that a war with Germany was inevitable, but he needed more time to strengthen the Red Army.
   •   By signing the pact, the USSR delayed a German invasion and gained about two years to prepare for war.

2. Germany and USSR Secretly Agreed to Divide Eastern Europe
   •   The pact included a secret protocol where Hitler and Stalin agreed to split Eastern Europe:
   •   Germany got Western Poland
   •   USSR got Eastern Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and parts of Romania (Bessarabia)
   •   This allowed Stalin to expand Soviet territory without fighting a war.

3. The West Refused to Cooperate with Stalin Against Hitler
   •   Before signing the pact, Stalin tried to form an alliance with Britain and France against Nazi Germany.
   •   However, Britain and France were slow to negotiate and even allowed Hitler to expand (e.g., Munich Agreement of 1938, which let Hitler take Czechoslovakia).
   •   Stalin did not trust the Western democracies, so he decided to cut a deal with Hitler instead.

4. Germany Wanted to Avoid a Two-Front War
   •   Hitler's main goal was to attack Western Europe first (France and Britain).
   •   By signing the pact, he avoided fighting both the USSR and the West at the same time.
   •   Once Germany conquered France (1940), Hitler turned on the USSR in 1941 (Operation Barbarossa).

Did the Alliance Last?

No. The Nazi-Soviet Pact lasted only 22 months. In June 1941, Hitler betrayed Stalin and invaded the USSR (Operation Barbarossa), breaking the pact and turning the Soviet Union into an enemy of Nazi Germany.



Turns out:
Ussr approached uk and France (the west) to Ally them to deal with Germany but they refused.
So it ally with Germany to buy time for themselves.