Read this excerpt from Joseph Stalin's radio broadcast on July 3, 1941: In order to ensure a rapid mobilization of all forces of
the peoples of the U.S.S.R., and to repulse the enemy who treacherously attacked our country, a State Committee of Defense has been formed in whose hands the entire power of the State has been vested. Which of Stalin's arguments is best supported by the evidence in this excerpt? A. Germany has acted treacherously by attacking Russia. B. Russia is unprepared for a German attack. C. Germany will be unable to attack Russia. D. The Russian government is acting to defend the nation.
In this paragraph, a white puddle is a simile for snow. If the sentence where white puddle is mentioned is this one: Patches of old snow, scattered here and there, looked like white puddles.
