Why did stalin blame the kulaks for the food shortages in the USSR

C. The Kulaks were destroying crops to cause food shortages.

Explanation:

According to Stalin, the kulaks were standing in the way of widespread wealth. Stalin blamed kulaks, people who belonged to the peasant class but were wealthy, for food shortages that plagued the country. He deemed kulaks enemies of the state and accused them of hiding surplus crops from the government. Stalin took away their land and reorganized plots of land into large collective farms to punish the kulaks. The goal was to produce enough food to feed the millions of Soviets. Many of the peasants resisted and sabotaged crops and livestock. Instead of agricultural surpluses, the Soviets experienced one of the worst famines in history. By the mid-1930s, nearly 10 million people died from food shortages. However, after herding peasants to the collective farms at gunpoint, agricultural production significantly increased.

Stalin set remarkably high targets for heavy industry output. He did not reach some of these unrealistic targets, but he did increase industrial output by 50 percent. This rapid industrialization put many Soviets to work and increased the standard of living for many peasants. However, because Stalin was solely focused on heavy industry, the USSR experienced shortages in consumer goods.

Stalin also understood the need to increase and strengthen the Soviet military to become a global power. He tripled Soviet military spending and doubled the size of the military. As conflicts between nations in Europe began to emerge once more, the USSR was prepared.

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