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Why did the Soviet army practice a scorched Earth policy while the German army

was invading the Soviet Union?
To ensure that the German army could not use any resources that were left
behind
To intimidate Soviet citizens from helping the Germans as they entered the
Soviet Union
To scare the German army into retreating out of the Soviet Union
To decrease the likelihood that Germans would attack Soviet civilians

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Answer:

To intimidate Soviet citizens from helping the Germans as they entered the

Soviet Union

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