WORLD WAR II
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WORLD WAR II
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The Soviets ultimately won.
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Japan and the Germans combined forces to make sure the Soviets never attacked Germany again.
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Stalin decided to again join Hitler on the Axis powers based on the crippling blow the Germany Military had on the Soviet Military.
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The Italians decided to join the Soviets based on how Mussolini was unfairly treated by Hitler.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union, its ally in the war against Poland. By the end of the year, German troops had advanced hundreds of miles to the outskirts of Moscow. Soon after the invasion, mobile killing units began the mass murder of Soviet Jews.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nazi leader Adolf Hitler predicted a quick victory, but after initial success, the brutal campaign dragged on and eventually failed due to strategic blunders and harsh winter weather, as well as a determined Soviet resistance and attrition suffered by German forces.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operation Barbarossa, original name Operation Fritz, during World War II, code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941. The failure of German troops to defeat Soviet forces in the campaign signaled a crucial turning point in the war.