1. Collectitvization
Collectitvization was the transformation of Soviet agriculture, from independent farms into a system of large state collective farms. The Communist believed that collectitvization would improve agricultural productivity and would sufficiently produce enough grain to feed the urban labor force. ... The Soviet Union needed capital to fund its push for industrialization, and the only thing they had to sell was grain and other agricultural products. ... By the end of the first 5 year plan, in 1934 70% of agriculture would be from collective farms and by 1937 93% would be f...
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