Nazi Soviet Pact

This is a resource for GCSE History students.
Worksheet1: Students look through the reasons. They decide which of these were reasons that Stalin signed, and which were reasons that Hitler signed the Pact. It can be done as a card sort, cut and stick or highlighting activity.
Higher ability students can be challenged, particularly in a card sort, to prioritise the reasons, and categorise genuine reasons (more Machiavellian) and those ‘officially given’.
There are extension questions at the bottom of the sheet.
Worksheet 2: Students can explain why different reasons made Stalin sign the Pact. Students analyse the different reasons. It might be helpful to show the powerpoint slide as an aid to this to help students realise Stalin’s aims.
There are extension questions at the bottom of the sheet.
The second slide contains a link to the YouTube clip - Nazi invasion of Poland.