analyze why peasants resisted collectivization.
A) they wanted to keep control of their land and did not want to work for the government in collective farms
B) they feared the government would obstruct their plans to modernize their farms
C) they preferred work in factories to taking jobs on collectives
D) they were working with foreign powers opposed to the Soviet union
A) One reason why peasants may have resisted collectivization is that they wanted to maintain control of their own land. Peasants had traditionally worked their own land and did not want to become employees of the government on collective farms. They valued their independence and did not want to cede control over their own livelihoods to the state.
B) Additionally, peasants may have feared that the government's involvement in collectivization would disrupt their plans to modernize their farms. Peasants may have had their own ideas about how to improve their agricultural productivity and may have been hesitant to adopt new methods forced upon them by the government.
C) Some peasants may have also preferred to work in factories rather than take on jobs in collectives. Factory work offered a more regular income and may have been seen as more attractive than the uncertainty of farming on a collective.
D) Finally, there is the possibility that some peasants were influenced by foreign powers opposed to the Soviet Union. These foreign powers may have sought to exploit peasant resistance to collectivization as a means of undermining the Soviet government. Peasants who were sympathetic to or influenced by these foreign powers may have resisted collectivization as a form of opposition to the Soviet regime.