Why Was the Irrigation of Soviet Cotton Farming Operations a Problem

Multiple Choice

Why was the irrigation of Soviet cotton farming operations a problem?

A) It drained the Aral Sea and resulted in the loss of 60,000 fishing jobs.
B) It was, for the most part, not a problem.
C) Irrigation water came from rivers feeding into one of the largest lakes on Earth and resulted in major contamination of that source.
D) It angered local resort communities, which did not want farming in the region.
E) There was governmental opposition that limited water access, killing crops.