Timber+Deal

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__Animal Farm's Parallel to Nazi Germany __
=__Napoleon's Timber Deal  __ =


 * Throughout Animal Farm Napoleon, Mr. Frederick, and Mr. Pilkington have their own farms which causes them to come into conflict with one another.
 * In Chapter eight Napoleon decides to engage in the selling of timber to his enemy farms.
 * Napoleon, Mr. Pilkington, and Mr. Frederick all have neighboring farms.
 * Mr. Pilkington is easily ready to buy timber, where as Mr. Frederick is hesitant.
 * Napoleon adopt the maxim called "Death to Frederick".
 * The pigs all become suprised when Mr. Frederick comes through and buys timber from Napoleon.
 * Napoleon will not accept a check, instead Mr. Frederick must pay with cash.
 * Napoleon is praised because of his cleverness.

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 * German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop met with the Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov to arrange this pact.
 * The Non-Aggression Pact stated that both Germany, and the Soviet Union would not attack eachother.
 * The two countries agreed that Germany was not to attack Poland, or else the Soviet Union would not come to its aid, and if Germany waged a war against the West, then Poland would not open a second front for Germany.
 * Each country agreed not to support a third power that might attack the other party to the pact.
 * Molotov added a secret protocol onto the pact - a secret addendum whose existence was denied by the Soviets until 1989.
 * Germany, Poland, and Sweden are neighbors as shown in the picture below.

=__What ends up happening __= = Animal Farm: = = ﻿ = = =
 * Napoleon becomes furious when he realizes that the money used by Mr. Frederick to buy the timber is fake.
 * Soon after, Mr. Frederick gathers a group of men to cause an attack on Animal Farm.

= Nazi-Soviets: =
 * On June 22, 1941 Germany broke the aggreement and invaded the Soviet Union.
 * The pact was supposed to last for ten years, instead it only lasted for less than two.

= __Similarities __ =
 * Animal Farm || Nazi-Soviets ||
 * * Napoleon Unexpectedly sells timber to Mr.Frederick.
 * Mr. Frederick backstabs Napoleon by giving him forged money.
 * Mr. Frederick invades Animal Farm, and destroys the Windmill. || * Stalin signed his name on the Non-Aggression Pact unexpectedly.
 * Hitler violated the pact by attacking the Soviets less than two years after the pact was signed.
 * The Germans killed over twenty-five million Russians, along with their properties. ||

=__Referances: __= Rosenberg, Jennifer. (2010). // The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. // [] Orwell, George. (1997). //Animal Farm.// United States of America: McDougal Littell.