Question

What was one purpose of Stalin's speech?

A. To defend the signing of the nonaggression pact with Hitler
B. To inform the Soviet citizens of their surrender to Hitler
C. To request the help of the United States in the war
D. To explain why Stalin killed so many farmers

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) to defend the signing of the nonaggression pact with Hitler.

The purpose of Stalin's speech is to defend the signing of the nonaggression pact with Hitler.

Joseph Stalin and Adolph Hitler signed a nonaggression pact on August 23, 1939. In the so-called German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, both countries agreed of not taking any military aggression or action against each other for a period of 10 years. The pact only lasted two years because, in 1941, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. So, yes, the purpose of Stalin's speech is to defend the signing of the nonaggression pact with Hitler.

Answer 2

The correct option is A

The Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, colloquially known as the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, was signed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union by the foreign ministers of these countries, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov respectively . The pact was signed in Moscow on August 23, 1939, nine days before the beginning of World War 2. The effects of the treaty were diminishing with the growing hostility between both nations until 1941 when the Nazi regime decided to invade the Soviet Union.