What Was Operation Barbarossa

question 45

Multiple Choice

What was Operation Barbarossa?

• A) The attempt to convince Japan to attack China
• B) The plan to lay siege to Britain in the autumn of 1940
• C) The Axis support of Finland to distract Soviet troops from attacking along the Eastern Front
• D) Hitler's plan to take over Russia
• E) The Allied assault on the Axis in coming up from North Africa through the soft underbelly of central Europe

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The ability of a country or firm to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than its competitors.

Absolute Advantage

The ability of an entity to produce more of a good or service with the same amount of resources than another entity.

Opportunity Cost

The price paid for not selecting the best available alternative when deciding.

Bushel

A unit of volume that is used primarily in the United States to measure agricultural commodities, equivalent to approximately 35.24 liters.