Who did Germany sign a non-aggression pact with?

• A. France
• B. Soviet Union
• C. Poland
• D. Czechoslovakia

Answer: (C)

Germany used non-aggression pacts as a diplomatic tool to reduce the risk of immediate conflict while it prepared for expansion. The agreement reached with Poland in 1934 bound both nations to refrain from attacking each other for a defined period, giving Germany space to rearm and pursue its objectives without a Polish front. This show of bilateral trust fit Hitler’s broader strategy of securing one border first before moving on to others. The pact lasted until Germany invaded Poland in 1939, which ended the arrangement and helped ignite the war. A later non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union did occur, but that happened in 1939 and reflects a different phase of German diplomacy. The other countries listed were not the ones Germany formalized a non-aggression pact with in that early period.