How was the development of World War II influenced by the invasion of the Soviet Union?
Many German troops surrendered, which reduced its ability to fight.
Britain opened a second front in Europe in an attempt to support the Soviet
Union.
Germany was allowed to focus on the Western Front due to the Soviet Union
withdrawal from the war.
Germany was able to continue the war with the materials it gained during the
invasion.

map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. for example, on a 1: 100000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground.

the  equal rights amendment  (era) states: "equality  of  rights  under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex." congress first introduced the era in 1923, but the campaign for ratification took off in the 1960s during the  civil rightsmovement.

equal area projections

equal-area projection. a projection in which regions on the earth's surface that are of equal area are represented as equal.

newly independent countries of the former ussr