Describe the importance of Battle of Stalingard in the Second World War Or Mention five important consequences of Nazism in Germany.
CBSE Class IX Social Science LA (5 Marks)
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Importance of Battle of Stalingard in the Second World War :
(i) The battle of Stalingard was fought between Russia and Germany on Russian territory.
(ii) This battle is considered important because it marked the defeat of Germany and Hitler along with Nazi party.
(iii) Hitler had signed a non-aggression treaty with Russia in August 1939 A.D. Since he did not have faith in Russia, he considered Russia as a vital threat to Nazi Germany.
(iv) Hitler also had imperial designs on the fertile Ukraine Basin and its mines.
(v) He also wanted to Europeanize the area of the Asian Steppe.
(vi) Due to the above mentioned reasons, Hitler violated the Pact of 1939 and attacked Russia from three sides.
(vii) This led to a battle in Stalingard near Moscow.
(viii)The Germany failed to capture Stalingard due to lack of preparation of German soldiers against heavy rains and frosts in the month of October.
(ix) This led to failure of Hitler's campaign.
(x) In all, Hitler exposed the German Western front to British aerial bonding. Eastern front was exposed to powerful Soviet Army. In this battle, Germany suffered a lot and Soviet hegemony was established over entire Eastern Europe.Consequences of Nazism :
(i) All schools were cleansed and purified. Teachers who were Jews were dismissed.
(ii) Children were segregated, i.e., Germans and Jews could not sit or play together. Undesirable children— Jews, handicapped were thrown out of the schools.
(iii) School textbooks were re-written and social science was introduced. Children were taught to be loyal and submissive, hate Jews and worship Hitler.
(iv) Jews were the worst sufferers as they were treated very badly.
(v) They were classified as undesirable. They were considered as racial inferiors.
(vi) They were widely prosecuted. They were stereotyped as killers of Christ and usurers.
(vii)They were banned from owing land. They lived in separately marked areas.
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- The siege of Leningrad, also known as the 900-Day Siege though it lasted a grueling 872 days, resulted in the deaths of some one million of the city's civilians and Red Army defenders. Leningrad, formerly St. Petersburg, capital of the Russian Empire, was one of the initial targets of the German invasion of June 1941.