At the beginning of World War II, Stalin and Hitler had agreed on a nonaggression treaty that prevented either country from attacking the other. But, by the end of the war, Russia soldiers were fighting side by side with their Americans and British counterparts in an attempt to stop Hitler and the German army. For this role, you will use the links at the bottom of the page to answer the following questions. These questions will ask you to investigate why Russia entered the war and what were the results that followed. Directions: Carefully read the following questions. Explore the websites at the bottom of the page to locate information that will assist you in answering the questions. 1. What led to Stalin leading the Soviet Union into WWII? 2. What were Stalin�s ideas and plans that led to and emerged early in the war? 3. What were some of the successes the Russian had during WWII? 4. What was the plan for the Soviet Union to defeat the German attack? 5. What struggles did the Russians endure during WWII? 6. What was the aftermath of the Soviet Union after WWII?
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http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.historyguide.org%2Feurope%2Fstalin.html
http://historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?ID=114682
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun1999/n06231999_9906235.html
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/raack2.htm
http://www.lokislabs.org/~loki/weblog/archives/2003/03/29/in_soviet_russia.php