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6. Because there were not enough tractors or horses women were often harnessed to pull farm machinery, true or false?

  • true
  • false

7. What was the motto in industry?

  • "industry above everything"
  • "deeds not words"
  • "everything for the front"
  • "send soldiers to the front"

8. Despite their efforts in the forces, propaganda mainly praised women's role in the home, true or false?

  • true
  • false

9. How many Russians were killed by the end of the war?

  • 30 million
  • 60 million

10. The NKVD punished those not working hard enough or those who turned up late to work, true or false?

  • true
  • false

11. What dropped in production at the start of the war?

  • grain, coal, iron, steel and electricity
  • oil, consumer goods, wheat, grain and coal

12. What fraction of those killed were servicemen?

  • 1/3
  • 1/4

13. Food was rationed, true or false?

  • true
  • false

14. What happened to tractor stations and factories?

  • They were converted into tank and aircraft producers
  • They were converted to produce consumer goods

15. Who was Marina Raskova?

  • A distinguished female pilot
  • A distinguished female sniper