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c. Why did Hitler invade the Soviet Union in 1941?

Why did Hitler want to invade the Soviet Union? “We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.”Hitler, talking about Russia in 1941. One of Hitler's aims was for Lebensraum or living space for the German people. Attacking the Soviet Union meant carrying out this aim. Clearly the natural resources of the USSR, including oil, were vast, and would be ideal for the expansion of...

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