It's a thing called "scorched earth". the russians would rather burn their fields and slaughter livestock to the ground than have the french successfully take over their houses and farms and eat and steal their food, etc. it's a way to let the french starve!
Transcontinental Railroads, (brainliest would be awesome) :)
D <span>the U.S.S.R. was reluctant to grant independence to the Baltic states
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A i think the others dont seem related to the holocaust
Navigation Act, the navigation act meant goods needed to come from britain only. It did not increase tensions.