Joseph Stalin had a huge impact on World War 2. The Nazi-Soviet Pact he made with Hitler gave him opportunity to improve his country’s strategic position along the western border without getting caught up in any conflicts. When Hitler took over Poland, Soviet troops took over the eastern half they agreed to share. U.S.S.R. later pursuated the Baltic States(Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia) to allow the Soviet’s inside their borders. Stalin tried doing the same with Finland but the Red Army suffered a number of drawbacks. But in the end he was successful. By the time Stalin was done taking over Finland, Hitler had already had France at his advantage. This made it to where if Hitler turned on Stalin, Stalin couldn't attack from the west. That's
