What was WWII like for Russia? Lesson outcomes: To identify the key events in the war for Russia To assess the human and economic impact of war on Russia To evaluate the impact of war overall

Sort the events onto the timeline using the book (page 100-101) Stick them onto the page using a diagram like the one below to show whether it was a success or failure for the Soviet Union. Make sure to write the name of the operation and the date. An operation was launched to capture Moscow Law and order broke down as the people of Moscow panicked, as they heard that the Germans had captured the city. General Zhukov launched a counter attack. He successfully pushed the Germans back 200km from Moscow Hitler launched this operation in 1942, aiming to capture Stalingrad. He hoped this would deprive the USSR of an important industrial base as well as being an enormous propaganda victory. The battle of Stalingrad lasted for 6 months and was one of the bloodiest battles in history. Over 1.9 million people dies during the siege but the Russians continued to resist. By this time Stalin had managed to recapture two thirds of the territory that had been occupied by the Germans. This included Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The Red Army entered German territory. The Russian soldiers tried to get revenge for the previous years of Nazi invasion. There were numerous accounts of rape and murder in villages throughout Germany Stalin mobilised the whole of the Soviet Union, determined that they would not lose Leningrad, Stalingrad or Moscow. The main counter-offensive was launched in September 1942. By February the Germans had been driven out of Stalingrad at the cost of 1.1 million Russian lives. 4,000 Red Army soldiers reached the outskirts of Berlin by February and the Germans surrendered to the Allies in May.

The Course of WWII 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Good for the USSR Bad for the USSR

Production and Consumption The Human Cost of the War – p101-103 The Economic Cost of the War – p103 Number of Deaths Women Family Summary: What was the worst area of human cost during the war? Production and Consumption Infrastructure

BBC Documentary Stalingrad – 1hr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDJ8lEhQOds

‘How did Russia Win the War?’ Homework: ‘How did Russia Win the War?’ Use the evidence on pages106-109 to fill in the table on page 109

Homework How far do you agree that Stalin’s war leadership mainly accounts for the USSR’s ability to resist the German invasion in the years 1941-1943 Use Lynch to help you create a DETAILED plan to this question If you want, you can write it up, but please do it in timed conditions