Question

Analyze why peasants resisted collectivization. (1 point)
They feared the government would obstruct their plans to modernize their farms.
They wanted to keep control of their land and did not want to work for the government in collective farms.
• They were working with foreign powers opposed to the Soviet Union.
• They preferred work in factories to taking jobs on collectives.

Answer 1

They wanted to keep control of their land and did not want to work for the government in collective farms.

Collectivization meant loss of private ownership and autonomy (forced grain requisitions, state control, and often harsh punishments), so peasants resisted by hiding or slaughtering animals, sabotaging, and sometimes rising in rebellion.