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Stalin profited from the destruction of Poland, and the fall of France, perhaps shocking in its rapidity, only served to persuade him that his policy of temporary accommodation with Hitler was correct. Convinced he had bought plenty of time from Hitler, he would make no move that might upset their understanding. As far as the west was concerned, he was widely seen as no better than Hitler.
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Swift, J. (2003). The Grand Alliance in World War II. In: The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230001183_5
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