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Joseph Stalin wanted to make the Soviet Union a modern industrial state by introducing, "5 Year Plans." These plans would focus completely on industry and were to boost the Soviet economy. He also wanted to expand his western land into Poland and Finland.
you would have to go west
Hitler wanted to take the Balkans to expand the amount of area available for his invasion of the USSR in 1941. He studied past invadors like Napolean and so on, all invading through the flat lands of Poland and losing. He believed a larger area to invade would increase success plus he wanted to make it easier to bring more supplies across the USSR instead of just in Poland.
Because they hated the Polish and wanted to take over the world
If you travel from the US to Poland, you would pass no Eastern European nations, as Poland is one the westernmost Eastern European nations. You would travel across the Atlantic Ocean, most likely through countries such as France and Germany, and then arrive in Poland.
After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to relinquish a lot of territory, both colonies across the globe and in Europe. A large portion of German land was given to the newly formed Poland, which had been destroyed by Russia, Austria and Germany in the late 1700s. Hitler's beef with Poland was that he wanted to get that land back. There were a lot of German people living there, and he told stories about how the Polish government wasn't treating them well, and that they really wanted to live in Germany again. Germany invaded Poland in September 1939 after German agents dressed as Polish soldiers attacked a German radio station near the border with Poland. The underlying problem was that Hitler actually just wanted to conquer eastern Europe. He wanted to build a "Greater Germanic Empire" in Poland and Russia, and conquering Poland was the first step on that path. He would later foolishly invade Russia to continue this quest.
The Soviet Union wanted to secure bases in Finland so they would be able to defend their own country in case of a Nazi invasion. Also, Finland was a known supporter of the Axis powers.
The Atlantic Ocean
Congress system to stop rebels, International army for law enforcement, aquisition of grand duchy of warsaw, security that no nation would build such an extensive empire again They also wanted to gain Poland and Finland, and to create a Holy Alliance to shape foreign policy to the teachings of Jesus.
Germany attacked Poland at the start of the war to establish a stronghold. By expanding their territory into Poland they would not only have more land but they would also not have to fight the war on two fronts.
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1) Take the chicken across. 2) Take the fox across and bring the chicken back. 3) Take the feed across. 4) Take the chicken across. Now you have brought everything across without hurting it!