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 Why did the genocide happen? 

The leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, set up events to cause a famine in Ukraine, the northern Caucasus, and the lower Volga River area. The famine occured because Joseph Stalin wanted to destroy the people seeking independence from his rule. 7,000,000 people died from the famine in the area known as the breadbasket of Europe. Many people were deprived of the food they had grown for years.

When starting the famine, Stalin raised Ukraine's grain procurement quotas by 44%. By raising the procurement quota,peasants did not have enough grain to feed their families. The peasants were not allowed to use any of the grain until they fulfilled the government's quota of 44%.In Ukraine alone the death toll was between six million and seven million. Many lieutenants thought that the famine was a success and it really taught the peasants who was in charge.

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