Author Question: Why was Hitler delayed in his invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941? a. He was preoccupied with ... (Read 26 times)

Hungry! · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why was Hitler delayed in his invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?

a. He was preoccupied with negotiating a tripartite Axis agreement with Japan.
b. He waited to see if the United States was going to enter the war.
c. He was required to assist Mussolini in his botched invasion of Greece.
d. He met with unexpected resistance in Vichy France.
e. He sought to position German forces in Iran and engage the USSR from the West and South.

Question 2

What was meant by the phony war?

a. The claim of right to invade Poland by Germany
b. Japan's focus on Southeast Asia
c. Italian occupation of Egypt
d. lack of active tactics during the winter of 1939-40.
e. German claims of outrage at violation of the Munich Accords