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Why did the Soviet Union join the Allies?
Stalin was afraid of Hitler.
Hitler had broken a pact and attacked.
Hitler was becoming too powerful in Eastern Europe.
Stalin wished to take control of territories captured by Germany.
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"Hitler had broken a pact and attacked."
The immediate reason the USSR joined the Allies was Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa, June 22, 1941), which violated the Nazi–Soviet pact. After the attack Stalin had no choice but to ally with Britain (and later the U.S.) to fight the common enemy. (Concerns about Hitler’s power in Eastern Europe and Soviet desires to regain/extend territory were factors, but the invasion was the decisive cause.)
The immediate reason the USSR joined the Allies was Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa, June 22, 1941), which violated the Nazi–Soviet pact. After the attack Stalin had no choice but to ally with Britain (and later the U.S.) to fight the common enemy. (Concerns about Hitler’s power in Eastern Europe and Soviet desires to regain/extend territory were factors, but the invasion was the decisive cause.)
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