Battle of Stalingrad

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2.) Hitler reacted this way because when he signed the secret non aggression pact with Stalin, no one knew about it. But he also knew that Stalin would keep their promise of no attacks unless Hitler afflicted it on them. But Hitler wasn't a very trustworthy man so when he made this pact he had no intention of keeping this promise. This is why he said "I've got them!" because he knew that they would not attack him so he was safe and then he broke the pact and attacked them. He also wanted to prove that his army was the best and could not be defeated and he thought that this is what the pact proved.
3.) These posters show that propaganda was a big part of this war. These posters were telling the Soviet people that Hitler and his men were beasts and monsters. This demonstrates the fact that these posters were trying to tell the Soviet people what to think about these people coming in here to fight. They were also telling the people that these people that the Germans needed to be taken down and they were not good people.
4.) What the soldiers went through during this war demonstrates the fact that winning a total war takes a lot of supplies and courage to make it through. As the Russian winter began to set in the Germans saw how hard it was really going to be. As this chapter talked about the people becoming cannibalistic. The thing is that the German troops were not prepared or used to these kind of winters. Then they were taken out one by one by snipers whose will to win was great. So this just shows how hard it is to win a whole war and still have a lot of troops left over.
5.) This story relates to the war in Iraq because we tend to use a lot of snipers as do the Iraqis. This is relevant because I am sure that this is how the people who are snipers in this war feel. They must be patient and if they get one good shot it was worth it. The Iraqis who fight probably were taught to use a gun but they never thought that they would use it for that purpose. So Vasily Zaitsev was just like the rest of the Iraqis. They weren't trained to fight but when they did they did it well and fought well.
6.) Some heroic figures that emerged after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were the New York City Firefighters. These firefighters took up the burden and risked their lives for the sake of saving other peoples lives. Some people died as did in the German and Soviet war. Some of the heroes died but they were still heroes. These firefighters were heroes because they took charge of search and rescue and they looked for survivors on their own time even if they were off duty. That is why they are heroes.
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