Why Was Hitler Delayed in His Invasion of the Soviet

question 94

Multiple Choice

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.

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A diverse group of invertebrate animals with exoskeletons, segmented bodies, and paired jointed appendages, including insects, arachnids, and crustaceans.

Antheridia

Male reproductive structures in ferns, mosses, and some algae, which produce and release sperm.

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