World History Lesson 11
World History Lesson 11:
Use both links, the article, and video to answer the questions below.
This document is for BOTH websites. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
A. Read “The Battle of Stalingrad” on the HistoryChannel.com link and answer the following questions:
1. Watch the video. It is a short one, but it gives original footage that is interesting.
Prelude to the Battle of Stalingrad
2. When did Germany decide to mount an offensive on Russia?
3. Why did they set their sights on Stalingrad?
4. Why was the Volga River important?
5. What did Hitler say would happen to the men and women of Stalingrad when his forces captured it?
Battle of Stalingrad Begins
6. Why were the stores of grain and cattle removed from Stalingrad?
7. Why were the residents not evacuated?
8. What did women do to help with the battle?
‘Not a Step Back!’
9. What did Stalin instruct in Order No. 227?
10. What would happen to anyone who surrendered?
11. What was the Russian counterattack known as?
12. How many German and Axis and troops were trapped by late November, 1942?
Russian Winter Sets In
13. Why were the Germans at a disadvantage?
Battle of Stalingrad Ends
14. How many German soldiers had been captured by February, 1943?
15. What happened to most of the captured soldiers?
16. What do many historians believe that the Battle of Stalingrad marked?
B. Watch the YouTube video and complete the following questions: https://youtu.be/gHkELWFqGKQ
17. What were the dates of the Battle of Stalingrad?
18. Why was the city of high importance for both sides?
19. Along with building trenches what other roles did women perform in the Battle?
20. When did the 1st German troops move into the city?
21. What did the Red Army troops use to sneak past the German enemy?
22. How many confirmed kills did the most famous Soviet sniper have?
23. What kinds of problems did winter bring?
24. What problems did the Romanian and Italian troops have?
25. What 3 things were the German forces short of?