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Why did the Kulak class, in particular, oppose collectivization?
They opposed modernization and machines and clung to old farming methods.
They were wealthier than other peasants and therefore had the most to lose.
They supported workers’ rights and wanted to protect individual farmers’ jobs.
They were against Joseph Stalin’s Five-Year Plan and worked to undermine it.
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They were wealthier than other peasants and therefore had the most to lose.
Collectivization threatened kulaks’ land, livestock, and market positions—taking away private ownership and redistributing or nationalizing their property—so they resisted to protect their economic status. (Some kulaks did own machinery or modernize, so option 1 is misleading.) They were not principally motivated by worker‑rights ideology (option 3), and while their resistance did hinder Soviet plans locally, their opposition stemmed from losing property rather than an organized campaign specifically against the Five‑Year Plan (option 4).
Collectivization threatened kulaks’ land, livestock, and market positions—taking away private ownership and redistributing or nationalizing their property—so they resisted to protect their economic status. (Some kulaks did own machinery or modernize, so option 1 is misleading.) They were not principally motivated by worker‑rights ideology (option 3), and while their resistance did hinder Soviet plans locally, their opposition stemmed from losing property rather than an organized campaign specifically against the Five‑Year Plan (option 4).
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