Very deeply buried shelters provided the most protection against a direct hit. The government did not build them for large populations before the war because of cost, time to build, and fears that their very safety would cause occupants to refuse to leave to return to work, or that anti-war sentiment would develop in large groups. The government saw the Communist Party's leading role in advocating for building deep shelters as an attempt to damage civilian morale, especially after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939.:34 COUNT 3
QSN1 What kind of sentiment did the government fear would developed in large group shelters?  ANS1 anti-war QSN2 Who did the government see as a leading advocate for building deep shelters? ANS2 the Communist Party's QSN3 What was the name of the Pact of August 1939? ANS3 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact