How prepared were the USSR for war?
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- Created on: 17-04-14 12:33
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- How prepared were the USSR for war?
- Politically
- Treaty with Hitler
- Stalin nieve - wasn't expecting an invasion
- Stalin as a poor wartime leader
- Stalin ignored warnings
- Sought alliances with France and Britain
- Defended main cities
- Treaty with Hitler
- Military
- Stalin killed the majority of generals - left the army without experts
- Larger army than Germany - 4.8 million in 1941
- Army trained during civil war - unprepared for German tactics
- Economically
- based on heavy industry - could make weapons easily
- poor agriculture - couldn't feed people
- forced collectivisation
- the first 2 five year plans weren't focused on military
- Quantity not quality
- Politically
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