The Soviet Union Expands

"**The Soviet Union Expands**" is an episode of MrSpherical, and a companion to "Germany Good, Nazis Bad".

## Blurb

Everyone knows why Germany invade Poland at the beginning of World War II- they wanted territory, and, of course, to eventually invade the Soviet Union!

But WHY did the Soviet Union make a deal with Germany to split Poland in half? Why didn't the Soviet Union just make a DEAL with Britain, with France, with Poland and other countries?

Well, they tried to, but everyone's egos and fears got in the way. The Soviet's were afraid of Germany's eventual invasion of Soviet territory, and wanted to avoid this by putting military bases inside Poland and a few other eastern European countries. But Poland and friends weren't having that; they had a history with Russia that they simply could not look past, for understandable reasons (which we'll explore in another video!).

As a result... the Soviets had to make a deal with the devil. For the rest, you'll have to watch the video.

## Summary

Poland attempts to show Germany his horses, but Germany attacks Poland. Britain and France notice, and declare war on Germany, starting World War II. Soon, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics invades Poland as well, before fleeing. Soon, Germany flees as well, calling the Allies "losers".

In 1938, the USSR made an agreement with Britain, France, and Poland, scared of Adolf Hitler and Germany. They make a military agreement, but Britain and France decide to defend Britain themselves, after Poland claims that in invasion by Germany would just cause Poland to lose territory, but an invasion by the USSR would cause Poland to lose their soul. Despite claiming that it would not be an invasion, and will instead have installations of military bases in Poland, Britain, France, and Poland still fear for the USSR, and refuse to let the USSR defend Poland.

The USSR heads to the bathroom to take a piss, angry that the Allies would not let him defend Poland, when Germany appears, causing the USSR's urine to aim at the mirror, where Germany's reflection is. Germany introduces this new tactic as Blitzkrieg. Germany agrees with the USSR of a pact to together invade Poland, in exchange for a non-aggression pact, ignoring the restrained previous German Reich. Germany then tells the USSR to wait for a signal, as the USSR fears of an invasion. Back in his office, Hitler promises that the invasion would be the fastest and best attack ever commenced by Germany, and that the Germans will be everywhere, when Italy, who had already signed a defense treaty with Germany, reveals that the pact between Britain/France and Poland had been made.

In 1939, Hitler, disguised as a Polish citizen, stages the Gleiwitz radio incident, to precede the invasion. He claims that Germany is bad, and Poland rules. A random person dies in the incident, and Hitler transfers his Polish disguise onto him. The news reveals that a Polish terrorist was killed in the incident, that Hitler demands retribution and that the German military is on the move, and that the operation was a real one.

Meanwhile, the USSR was working out, when he was called by Germany. Germany orders Germany to attack in 2 weeks. On September 1, the Invasion of Poland begins, and Germany Blitzkriegs Warsaw. Poland tries to flee eastwards, and initially flees from Germany, but the USSR approaches on September 17, and invades Poland himself. Following a swordsfight, the USSR throws a grenade at Poland, and claims that Poland would have been safe if the USSR had only been allowed to join the pact, but Poland defends himself by saying that they would not have pointed a gun, and Germany claims that their upcoming final blow was Poland's price for their lack of vision.

The USSR threatens to make Poland communist if he doesn't surrender. Poland surrenders just as Germany arrives.The USSR and Germany share a high-five, and Germany had accomplished another dream of expansion. The USSR was also dreaming of a communist expansion worldwide. Germany snaps the USSR out of his trance, and Germany then forces Poland into a concentration camp.

Meanwhile, in northern Europe, in a bar, there were multiple countries, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Iceland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland. Just then, a mysterious red figure emerges, and the other countries see him as suspicious. The figure reveals himself as the USSR. The USSR approaches Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as the others look at him. The USSR proposes annexation, but the Baltics are suspicious, since they just gained independence from the Russian Empire 21 years ago. After threatening a German takeover, the USSR makes a mutual assistance treaty to annex them, and the Baltics reluctantly agree. The USSR then tries to take some territory from Finland, claiming that he need a buffer zone between him and Germany, but Finland chooses war. Finland wasn't ready to lose their sovereignty after the Russian Empire lost control of Finland following World War I. The Soviet Union thinks that this would be an easy win, but Finland is prepared, and despite his strength, the USSR fails to invade Finland.

## Trivia

* The episode was previously known as "The Soviet Union EXPANDS" and "The Soviet Union Started WW2?!", then "The Soviet Union Started WW2?", then "Did the Soviet Union Start WW2?", then "My Best Friend, Poland", then "The Secret Nazi and Soviet Deal", then "The Soviet Union Expands", then "Soviet Union ATTACKS to be "SAFE" from Nazis - WW2", before being reverted to "The Soviet Union Expands".
* The third thumbnail showed Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan even though they were all part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

## Errors

* Yugoslavia shows the flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia even though he was the Kingdom of Yugoslavoia back then.

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## References

1. ↑ Today's video will EXPAND on the story of the "Who Started WW2?" video, providing a more in-depth look at the Soviet Union's involvement with Poland and Hitball (Nazi Germany).
2. ↑ This is an alternate version of the ending scene from "Who Started WW2?".
3. ↑ This is an alternate version of the scene from "Who Started WW2?".