On balance, the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact was a necessary evil for Allied victory

IntroductionIn this debate, I will seek to prove that the Ribentrop-Molotov pact (otherwise known as the Hitler-Stalin pact) was necessary for the preservation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and consequently, the allied forces.Rules of conductRound one:Opening statements, rebuttalsRound two:Further refutation and further argumentationRound three:Final refutation and closing argumentIn this debate, I wish to establish that, on balance, the Ribbentropp-Molotov pact was necessary for the preseravation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and conclusive allied victory. Con is forbidden from using any biased sources.Only accepted sources are from distinguished journals or any encyclopedia.Definition of Distinguished:'made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous'[1]Opening argumentsWhen discussing the second world war, we must be extremely cautious.Hitler was executing every last Marxist in Germany and was threatening to invade the U.S.S.R. Stalin had to counter him. The Ribbentropp-Molotov pact was meant as a setback for the Nazis, giving the Soviets more time to prepare. In that sphere of time, in this short epoch, the Soviets were able to:1. Annex many territories on their borders (Bessarabia, the Baltic states, eastern Poland, Bukovina, Carpathian Rutheni etc.)2. Prepare rations for the war3. Mobilize and produce war equipment.[2]Stalin was well aware of Drang nach Osten, he was well aware of the Lebensraum. He knew precisely what Hitler was planning and attempted to counter it. An opportunist, for sure, but a cunning opportunist. Stalin saw Hitler's conundrum, if the western powers engaged Germany, as Stalin knew they would if Hitler invaded Poland, Hitler would not risk exposing the east.[3][4][5]The entry of Soviet troops into eastern Poland in September 1939 was aimed at pushing the frontiers back before the start of an inevitable war, and at gaining time. Soviet troops only moved into Western Belarus and Western Ukraine, territories that Poland had seized during the war with Russia in 1921.[6] In 1941, France had been firmly under Nazi control and Britain on the border of annihilation, Hitler saw this as an ideal moment for invasion. Unfortunately, he was held up by Yugoslav resistance in the south, forcing him to reschedule to invasion to later that year, resulting in the Nazis invading the USSR at the worst time possible, winter.[7]Hitler's final objective was the domination of the U.S.S.R. Since the other allied powers at the time were defeated, the U.S.S.R. remained the only beacon of defiance against the Nazis, meaning that they had the most impact on the progression of the war. It was the red army that killed almost 80% of German troops in Europe. Thus, we can deduce that without the U.S.S.R. the allies could not have won the second world war. Having established that, we need only corroborate my previous statements to conclude that since the U.S.S.R. was they key to the defeat of the Axis and the pact preserved the union, the pact helped allied victory.[8][9]The Soviet Union was the only force that could rout Nazism. The lightning defeat of France and British forces in 1940 bore this out. If it had not been for the Eastern Front, where they destroyed hundreds of Nazi divisions at the cost of huge losses, no US or British army would have dared enter Europe. They would have been smashed by the Germans in weeks.[8]Conclusively, the Ribbentropp-Molotov (Hitler-Stalin) pact was necessary for the preservation of the U.S.S.R. Without the pact, the Soviet union would have been completely crushed, resulting in total Axis domination.[10]Sources[1]http://dictionary.reference.com...;[2]http://en.wikipedia.org...;[3]http://en.wikipedia.org...[4]http://en.wikipedia.org...[5]http://en.wikipedia.org...[6]http://en.wikipedia.org...[7]http://en.wikipedia.org...(1941) [8]http://en.wikipedia.org...[9]Rüdiger Overmans, Deutsche militärische Verluste im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Oldenbourg 2000 [10]David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House, When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler. University of Kansas