If you disagreed with Stalin what is one of the major punishments that were given to the people?

You can be sent to the gulag, which are forced labor camps that people spend up to years or their whole life in and work until they die. Another major punishment is simply sentenced to death. Simple execution by firing squad.

Those who lost their land during the Great Depression of 1930 to 1937. These dates are flexible.

It centers on one family, the Joad Family who have abandoned their life in Oklahoma to follow the trail to California where things had to be better, they thought. Turns out that California brought a whole new set of problems.