Russia in WW2

Question 1

RECAP: What was the pact between Russia and Germany called, and when was it made?

Answer 1

Molotov-Ribbentrop pact,(Nazi-Soviet Pact) August 1939. Poland would be divided up between the 2 (secretly), pact of non-aggression.

Question 2

Why was WW2 a victory for the USSR?

Answer 2

The Soviet Union won the war, the Nazis did not reach Moscow.

Question 3

Why was WW2 a failure for the USSR?

Answer 3

• Third 5-Year Plan (Comsumer Goods) cancelled
• Over 20m Soviet Civilians died
• 100,000 Collective farms devastated.
• More Soviet people died defending Stalingrad than the total US death count.