8. list the atrocities or cruelties stalin did to the people of russia:

There is a long list of such brutal Stalinist abuses:

-  Arbitrary arrest for being suspected of anti-Soviet activities and imprisonment without legal guarantees and respect for detainees´ rights;

- torture as a regular method of interrogation;

- creation of forced labors camps called "gulags" for political prisoners or disgraced party members where they lived under appalling conditions;

- unexpected massive purges in the Communist Party and the army;

- the forced collectivization of land in the USSR; millions died or were jailed for opposing it;

- deportation or dislocation of entire peoples from their original lands.

Explanation:

the answer is c sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of poverty and debt.

explanation:

one of the major disadvantages of sharecropping system is that the sharecroppers or the planters are stucked in an unhealthy cycle of debts. this happens because planters will be allowed to loan merchandise from the land-owner and will soon be paid by the farmer in his share in the farm come harvest time. hope this !

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