Lesson 1

1 Agriculture and collectivisation Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 14

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The 20 questions

  1. When did forced collectivisation of agriculture begin in earnest?

    • 1936
    • 1921
    • 1929
    • 1917

  2. What were kolkhozy in the context of Soviet agricultural policy?

    • Foraded labour camps
    • State tractor stations
    • Private family plots
    • Collective farms

  3. Which term described the wealthier peasants targeted during dekulakisation?

    • Kulaks
    • Nobles
    • Cossacks
    • Boyars

  4. Where was a major famine in 1932–33 concentrated?

    • Armenia
    • Ukraine
    • Siberia
    • Georgia

  5. What was the primary purpose of Machine Tractor Stations?

    • Exporting surplus grain
    • Supplying state machinery
    • Collecting peasant taxes
    • Training party officials

  6. Which economic issue did Stalin cite to justify ending the NEP?

    • Grain shortages
    • Industrial overproduction
    • Hyperinflation
    • Labour strikes

  7. A family in 1930 had two cows and hired labour. Which Soviet policy targeted them?

    • Land reclamation
    • Dekulakisation
    • Land reform
    • The NEP

  8. Why did many peasants slaughter their livestock in 1930?

    • To avoid collectivisation
    • Extreme winter frost
    • Severe animal disease
    • Government export orders

  9. What was a major state success of collectivisation?

    • Voluntary peasant support
    • Higher livestock numbers
    • Increased rural wealth
    • Grain procurement control

  10. What was a catastrophic human failure of collectivisation?

    • Urban starvation
    • Mass famine
    • Widespread unemployment
    • Foreign trade collapse

  11. Which rural group was most targeted during collectivisation resistance?

    • Bolshevik commissars
    • Factory workers
    • Kulaks
    • Party members

  12. Which penalty did resisting peasants typically face?

    • Mandatory military service
    • Deportation
    • Free land grants
    • Higher tax rates

  13. What best characterises the overall outcome of Stalin's agricultural policy?

    • Complete peasant cooperation
    • High human cost
    • Spontaneous free markets
    • Immediate agricultural prosperity

  14. What term describes a state-run farm where workers received wages?

    • Kulak
    • Mir
    • Sovkhoz
    • Kolkhoz

  15. What system forced peasants to deliver fixed grain amounts?

    • Procurement quotas
    • Crop rotation
    • Voluntary gifting
    • Market pricing

  16. What was the main action taken during the liquidation of the kulaks?

    • Arrest and deportation
    • Promotion to management
    • Financial compensation
    • Relocation to cities

  17. Which factor worsened the agricultural crisis between 1930 and 1933?

    • High rural wages
    • Surplus grain storage
    • Excessive farm machinery
    • Poor harvests

  18. What was the primary economic aim of collectivisation?

    • Reducing urban populations
    • Increasing consumer goods
    • Promoting private farming
    • Funding industrialisation

  19. What process did the introduction of tractors onto collective farms represent?

    • Nationalisation
    • Privatisation
    • Demobilisation
    • Mechanisation

  20. Why did early collective farms frequently fail to reach targets?

    • Advanced farming skills
    • Peasant resistance
    • Abundant crop yields
    • Excessive livestock

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