Question

page 1 page 2 casualties in the battle of stalingrad (1942) what was the result of stalins refusal to retreat from stalingrad? german forces were able to push farther and farther to the east. the red army abandoned its posts and ignored orders from moscow. the soviets suffered extremely high casualties. the soviet union fell under german control due to stalins ineffective policy.

Explanation:

To determine the result of Stalin's refusal to retreat from Stalingrad, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: German forces pushing east is incorrect as Stalingrad was a Soviet victory and a turning point, halting German advance.
• Option 2: The Red Army abandoning posts is wrong; they fought fiercely to defend Stalingrad.
• Option 3: The bar graph shows USSR (Soviet) casualties are extremely high (over 1,000,000), which aligns with the heavy losses the Soviets endured while defending Stalingrad under Stalin's order to not retreat.
• Option 4: The Soviet Union never fell under German control, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. The Soviets suffered extremely high casualties.