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1
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What was the order that forbade ‘not one step backwards’

A

Order 227

2
Q

Which organisations controlled the military planning and economy

A

The Stavka (military) and the GKO (economy)

3
Q

What policy was declared to burn crops

A

The scorched earth policy

4
Q

What were Penal battalions and how many were part of it

A

Soldiers who messed up were sent to do the most dangerous jobs. 50% casualty rate. 150,000

5
Q

How many Germans invaded

A

3 million

6
Q

How many soldiers joined the party

A

2.5 million

7
Q

How many partisans were there

A

over a million

8
Q

How many rifles and tanks produced per month?

A

100,000 rifles and 230 tanks

9
Q

How long was the siege in Leningrad

A

900 days

10
Q

What did Stalin refuse to give up on in the face of the german army

A

The Red square Parade

11
Q

Who was the defender of Leningrad

A

Zhadnov

12
Q

What was the work week extended to

A

70-77 hours

13
Q

How much did America give in landlease

A

11 billion dollars

14
Q

How many tonnes of foreign aid was given

A

17.5 million tonnes

15
Q

What was the death rate in the Gulags

A

25%

16
Q

What was the percentage of 25 million deaths due to starvation

A

1/4

17
Q

How many soldiers died

A

8.6 million or 11 million

18
Q

How long was Stalin in his dacha

A

10 days

19
Q

Why was he shocked about the Nazis

A

Because of the soviet-nazi pact

20
Q

What did stalin hope the Nazis would do

A

Attack the west and then communists could come and liberate people

21
Q

Why did the nazi’s miss an opportunity with civilians

A

They were far more brutal and had a policy of killing or enslaving 70% of Soviets

22
Q

What was the war called

A

The great Patriotic war

23
Q

How many factories were moved

A

1523

24
Q

What did the tsar ban

A

Drink

25
Q

What was set up suspending civilian authority

A

Military zones

26
Q

When was the progressive bloc

A

1915

27
Q

What did the progressive bloc demand

A

To change ministers and a constitutional monarchy

28
Q

What was nicks response

A

Suspended the duna

29
Q

When did nick ii becone commander in chief

A

1915