Impacts of the Great Patriotic War

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What fraction of those killed were servicemen?
1/3
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Food was rationed, true or false?
true
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What was the motto in industry?
"everything for the front"
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What happened to tractor stations and factories?
They were converted into tank and aircraft producers
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The NKVD punished those not working hard enough or those who turned up late to work, true or false?
true
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By 1945, what percentage of the workforce were female?
56%
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Because there were not enough tractors or horses women were often harnessed to pull farm machinery, true or false?
true
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Who was Marina Raskova?
A distinguished female pilot
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Despite their efforts in the forces, propaganda mainly praised women's role in the home, true or false?
true
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At the start of the war, nearly half the railway system was out of action, true or false?
true
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What dropped in production at the start of the war?
grain, coal, iron, steel and electricity
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What helped the economy to recover?
centralised decision making
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In what year did military production surpass the Germans?
1943
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