The Soviet Union paid for the First Five-Year Plan by
A) using revenue from the colonies.
B) borrowing heavily from Western nations.
C) creating a new middle class.
D) seizing neighboring territories.
E) squeezing the peasants through collectivization.

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The Soviet Union paid for the First Five-Year Plan by squeezing the peasants through collectivization. This involved seizing the land and property of wealthy peasants and distributing it to poorer peasants, but also included forcing peasants to work on collective farms where they were paid low wages and had little control over their own production. This allowed the government to increase agricultural output and funnel resources into industrial growth.

The Soviet Union Paid for the First Five-Year Plan by