Molotov– Ribbentrop Pact
GPTKB entity
Statements (100)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:treaty
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Cold War tensions
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Baltic_states
Soviet expansionism Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe German territorial gains Nazi Germany's strategic advantage |
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
shifted power dynamics in Europe
Germany and USSR |
| gptkbp:duration |
10 years
|
| gptkbp:ended |
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
June 22, 1941 |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
gptkb:historical_memory
human rights concerns military alliances strategic miscalculations realpolitik foreign policy decisions economic impacts national interests geopolitical strategies diplomatic isolation war outcomes international law violations diplomatic failures national sovereignty issues social consequences balance of power theory colonial legacies treaty violations cultural ramifications post-war implications political expediency ideological contradictions |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
prelude to World War II
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
moral implications
interpretations vary impact on civilian populations justification of actions role in historical memory role in historiography role in diplomatic relations role in international relations role in global politics role in military alliances role in education role in peace negotiations role in military strategy role in historical narratives role in Nazi atrocities role in propaganda role in Holocaust role in Soviet repression role in art role in cultural representations role in economic agreements role in film role in ideological conflict role in literature role in national sovereignty role in territorial disputes |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
realignment of power in Europe
enabled invasion of Poland |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Molotov– Ribbentrop Pact
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Baltic States' fate
Poland's invasion |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Cold War dynamics
Soviet foreign policy Nazi expansionism subsequent treaties post-war borders in Europe |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Nazi-Soviet relations
|
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany |
| gptkbp:known_as |
gptkb:German-Soviet_Non-Aggression_Pact
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
symbol of betrayal
impact on international relations |
| gptkbp:negotiated_by |
gptkb:Joachim_von_Ribbentrop
gptkb:Vyacheslav_Molotov diplomatic agreements secret talks |
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
controversial
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
non-aggression
|
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
gptkb:German_Reichstag
gptkb:Soviet_Supreme_Soviet gptkb:Reichstag |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Baltic_states
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa gptkb:Invasion_of_Poland gptkb:Winter_War gptkb:German_invasion_of_France |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
division of Eastern Europe
|
| gptkbp:secret_protocol |
yes
|
| gptkbp:signatories |
gptkb:Joachim_von_Ribbentrop
gptkb:Vyacheslav_Molotov |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
August 23, 1939
|
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic alliance
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:German–_Soviet_Non-Aggression_Pact
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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