**Non-Aggression Pact**: In 1939, Nazi Germany and the Sovi…

**Non-Aggression Pact**: In 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a non-aggression treaty that allowed both powers to avoid war with each other and focus on other fronts. Secretly, the pact also included a plan to divide Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.