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Mention the developments that followed the signing of the Non-Aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1939.

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 (a) Following the signing of the Non-Aggression Pact German forces invaded Poland. Britain and  France asked Germany to withdraw German forces from Poland. When Germany refused, these two countries declared war on Germany leading to the start of the Second World War. (b) The Soviet Union attacked Poland from the east and swiftly occupied half the country upto the line agreed in the Non-Aggression Pact, incurring 1000 casualties.