The Great Patriotic War

Flashcards based on the key concepts and important facts from the lecture about the Great Patriotic War.

The Second World War began in western Europe in __.

1939.

The Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland and annexed the __ states as per the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

Baltic.

Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in __.

1941.

The Soviet Union allied with Britain and the USA, forming the __ against Nazi Germany.

Grand Alliance.

Stalin ended __ during the war, as thousands of effective administrators had been purged.

mass terror.

During the war, there was a shift in power within the Government from the party to the __.

state.

The __ was created to co-ordinate economic and military production during the war.

State Defence Committee (GKO).

On 22 June 1941, Nazi Germany launched __ against the Soviet Union.

Operation Barbarossa.

By September 1941, one German army had laid siege to __.

Leningrad.

Stalin refused to believe Soviet information that an attack was __.

imminent.

The Siege of __ took place from September 1941 to January 1944.

Leningrad.

Labour conscription was established and __ was introduced in the western part of the Soviet Union.

martial law.

The Soviet economy shifted towards __ production during the war.

war.

Foreign aid was essential to support the Soviet war economy, including shipments of __ sent by the Allies.

food.