Explain the benefits of the nazi-soviet pact for both the germans and the soviets.

The Nazi-Soviet Pact was beneficial for the Germans because it allowed them to only worry about fighting a war on two fronts as opposed to 3. For the Soviets it was beneficial because the soviet union had domestic problems that had to be addressed and was in no position to fight in another war.

east-west schism. the greatest effect of the east-west schism was the creation of two separate churches that had previously been unified under one church, the eastern orthodox church and the roman catholic church.