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The thing they had in common was that they were all ports so they could export and import goods on the Atlantic Ocean. Also, they were connected by an extensive road network. They were all located to the north so could ship goods to Canada no problem. </span>
Germany was the aggressor nation. The event described was the <u>siege of Leningrad</u>, part of Germany's World War II aggression against the Soviet Union. The siege lasted from September 1941 to January 1944, a total of 872 days. More than 1,000,000 Soviet civilians died during the siege. (German forces had finally weakened by then.)
I think the best answer from the choices listed above is option D. It is at dry that physical weathering most likely to happen. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.