WWII Operation Barbarossa

When did Stalin and Hitler sign the "Non-Aggression Pact"?

• August 23, 1939

• June 22, 1941

• September 1, 1939

• December 7, 1941

What did the "Non-Aggression Pact" between Stalin and Hitler vow?

• To not interfere in each other's business

• To support each other in war

• To share military resources

• To divide Europe between them

When did Germany invade the Soviet Union?

• August 23, 1939

• June 22, 1941

• September 1, 1939

• December 7, 1941

Why were Stalin and the Soviets not ready for war when Germany invaded?

• They had purged their military of many of its best officers

• They were focused on economic development

• They were allied with Germany

• They were engaged in a civil war

What was the name of the operation in which Germany broke the Non-Aggression Pact and sent over 3 million soldiers into the Soviet Union?

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Torch

• Operation Market Garden

What policy did the Soviets use as they retreated, which involved destroying anything that might be useful to the Germans?

• Scorched earth

• Blitzkrieg

• Total war

• Attrition warfare

On what date did Germany launch Operation Barbarossa?

• June 22, 1941

• June 22, 1942

• June 22, 1943

• June 22, 1944

What challenge did German soldiers face when they invaded the Soviet Union?

• Facing the world's largest, but very outdated army

• Facing a technologically advanced army

• Facing a well-supplied and well-trained army

• Facing an army with superior air power

What was the main objective of Operation Barbarossa?

• To capture Paris

• To invade the United Kingdom

• To reach Moscow

• To conquer North Africa

What significant event occurred when the German army besieged Leningrad?

• The city was captured in a week

• It led to a two-year struggle, ending in the death of more than one million civilians

• The German army retreated immediately

• The siege was lifted within a month