Because the soviets had previously signed a Non-Aggression pact with Germany and didn't expect the attack from Hitler (A.K.A Germany.)
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Nicolás Machiavelli was a diplomat, civil servant, political philosopher and Italian writer, considered father of modern Political Science. He was also a relevant figure of the Italian Renaissance. His thinking translates the philosophical tradition of ancient political thought in which political practice is overshadowed by the idealization of governments and utopian cities.
Machiavelli states that the actual exercise of politics involves real situations with real men and peoples, whose behavior, decisions and actions, usually do not necessarily respond to morality but to the laws of power
<u>Answer:</u> A. Government corruption
<u>Explanation:</u> The Teapot Dome Scandal was a major problem during the Harding administration.
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<span>to get access to Asian goods such as silk and spices
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