History

Aarav

23 July, 21:36

Use the passage to answer the question.

"The dreadful famine that engulfed Ukraine, the northern Caucasus, and the lower Volga River area in 1932-1933 was the result of Joseph Stalin's policy of forced collectivization. The heaviest losses occurred in Ukraine, which had been the most productive agricultural area of the Soviet Union." - Library of Congress

Which action of the Soviet government resulted in the event described in this quote?

A. It embarked on a campaign to exterminate the poor.

B. It exported all the grain to fund the Comintern.

C. It sent most of the peasants to forced labor camps.

D. It seized all the grain to meet industrial goals.