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What was one of the main aims of the deportation of 25 March 1949?

In the exam (Latvian)

Kāds bija viens no galvenajiem 1949. gada 25. marta deportācijas mērķiem?

  1. aTo obtain workers for Riga's factoriesIegūt strādniekus Rīgas rūpnīcām
  2. bTo speed up the collectivisation of agriculturePaātrināt lauku kolektivizācijuCorrect answer
  3. cTo free up space for Soviet military basesAtbrīvot vietu padomju karabāzēm

Why?

The deportation mostly affected farmers, so afterwards people were frightened and joined collective farms (kolhozi) in large numbers. In this way the Soviet authorities sped up the collectivisation of agriculture.

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