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Reasons for Germany's Defeat, (It is believed that Germany’s Axis…
Reasons for Germany's Defeat
Failed Strategy - Paul
Hitler's Military Decisions
1,Because Germany was less productive than the Soviet Union, he decided not to fight
1,Because his nationalist socialist theories influenced his decision.
Blitzkrieg
1,A form of warfare in which the offensive is quick.
2,retreating quickly when the enemy does not react and eventually encircle the enemy.
Invasion of the USSR
3,Although the British did not surrender, great damage was done to the city.
2,Tactics were changed to German planes to assist the ground forces in bombing.
1,Britain was an island that could not be invaded easily.
War Production - Nicole
Germany's Failures：
German failure
Failed to mobilized its industrials
1.various department trying to compete for limited funds
2.funds and resources put on models that cannot be repaired
3.failed to fully integrated conquered areas into the Germany economy
Allied Successes：
1.unlimited resources USA: largest oil supplier biggest infrastructure and manufacturing
2.well-organized for war production
3.hundreds of millions of people who can fight and work
4.USSR benefit from its Five Year Plan. Moved much of its industries into central Asia.
Weak Axis Partners - Nancy
Italy
Hungary, Bulgaria,Romania
Japan
Role of the Allies - Ziyi
Role of Britain and the USA
US war production assisted the USSR in substantial way. (bombing Germany )
June 1944 the invasions of France pinned down German force.
Allied invasion of Western Europe was to prevent these area be dominated by USSR
Role of the USSR
USSR has huge population and major industrial capacity, and it covered a vast territory which made it difficult to conquer.
It had a nationalistic people and a government willing to sacrifice them.
Many civilians participated so fully in war: 1. Out of fear of their own government; 2. Fear of Germany( would executed if captured)
It is believed that Germany’s Axis partners contributed little to the war
Italy cannot conquer Greece independently
Italy failed to invade Egypt.
The troops of small countries are under-trained and poorly equipped to be of great help in wars.