Question

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what was the significance of the german invasion of russian territory during world war ii?
a. it forced the soviet union to exit the war, causing the united states to join instead.
b. it led to the collapse of russias government and to the establishment of the soviet union.
c. it violated the pact between the two countries, leading the soviet union to join the allied powers.
d. it began germanys retreat from western europe and expansion toward the east.

Explanation:

• Option A: The Soviet Union did not exit the war. In fact, it fought fiercely. The US joined the war due to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, not because of the Soviet Union's situation.
• Option B: The Soviet Union was established in 1922, long before World War II. This option has a wrong time - line.
• Option C: Germany and the Soviet Union had a non - aggression pact (the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact). When Germany invaded the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) in 1941, it violated this pact. As a result, the Soviet Union joined the Allied powers.
• Option D: Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union was an expansion eastward, but it was not a retreat from Western Europe. Germany still held much of Western Europe at the time of the invasion.

Answer:

C. It violated the pact between the two countries, leading the Soviet Union to join the Allied powers.