Stalin's Collectivization Quiz

Why did Stalin introduce collectivization?

• To reward kulaks for their contributions to the economy

• To increase agricultural efficiency and support industrialization

• To decrease grain exports

• To promote capitalist farming practices

What was the NEP, which Stalin replaced with collectivization?

• A free-market policy that allowed some private farming

• A military defense strategy

• A collectivized farming initiative

• A program promoting heavy industry

What was a key feature of a kolkhoz (collective farm)?

• It allowed private ownership of machinery

• Peasants worked their individual land and sold surplus freely

• Large landowners employed rural workers

• Families shared land, animals, and tools under state control

How did Stalin justify the “liquidation of the kulaks”?

• Kulaks were sabotaging industrial progress

• Kulaks were refusing to work on collective farms

• Kulaks were hoarding wealth for capitalist nations

• Kulaks were forming political alliances with the Red Army

What was the result of the mass slaughter of livestock during collectivization?

• Improved agricultural productivity

• Immediate export surpluses

• A severe decline in meat and milk production

• Growth in the Machine Tractor Stations

What were “dekulakization squads”?

• Farming experts teaching modern techniques

• Soldiers who provided grain to the Red Army

• Peasant resistance groups

• Secret police units sent to deport kulaks

How did the peasants respond to forced collectivization?

• By organizing strikes in urban areas

• By increasing grain production

• By destroying crops, livestock, and equipment

• By voluntarily joining collective farms

What role did the Machine Tractor Stations (MTS) play?

• They distributed propaganda to peasants

• They replaced collective farms

• They exported machinery to neighboring states

• They provided equipment and party control

What was the “Dizzy with Success” article about?

• A justification for eliminating kulaks

• Stalin’s criticism of local officials for using force

• A strategy to boost grain exports

• A celebration of achieving collectivization goals

What percentage of households were collectivized by 1937?

• 25%

• 50%

• 93%

• 62%