Battle of Stalingrad

1.What does Joseph Stalin's advice to the people of Stalingrad say about him as a leader?This shows that he's harsh because if you would surrender or retreat you would be shot.


2.Explain why Hitler would react in the way shown after signing a Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin? It was an illusion to make Stalin think they were friends when really all he was going to do was hoodwink him.

3.Explain the significance of propaganda in this battle, using examples from the posters. The posters signify that the Germans were bad people. This also was to motivate the Russian soldiers to kill the Germans.


4.What do the extremes of the war reveal about what it takes to win a total war? To make the Germans supplies dwindle, there for they don't have any weapons and they're hungry. This is an advantage to the Russians so that if they wanted to attack they would win.


5.How does the story of Vasily Zaitsev relate to the war in Iraq? The people of Iraq since they were little were taught to kill their enemy. Vasily was taught the same thing where he was born.



6.In times of crisis, sometimes heroic figures emerge. Which figure emerged in a similar way to Vasily after the terrorist attacks of 9/11? The fire fighters, I say this because they went into the burning building after the people and risked their lives.