Question

All of the following were essential to the Soviet defense against the Nazis except

a. Allied support through the lend-lease program
b. German overconfidence of a swift victory, which left them trapped far inside Russia when winter came
c. The rapid relocation of Soviet industry to the east
d. Outrage at the German treatment of Jewish minorities in eastern Europe

Answer 1

All of the following were essential to the Soviet defense against the Nazis except "d. Outrage at the German treatment of Jewish minorities in eastern Europe," since the Russians were largely indifferent to this.