The government overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917 was
A. a democratic parliament.
B. communist.
C. autocratic.
D. under tsarist rule.
Answer: A
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A) Tanganyika B) Somalia C) Libya D) the Congo E) Liberia
Around 500 BCE, the Persian empire had become integrated enough that the kings could _______.
a. Eliminate tributes and taxes for most of its conquered peoples. b. Send delegations of athletes to the Greek Olympic Games. c. Replace indigenous rulers with their own governors from the Persian aristocracy. d. Begin pulling back from an expansionist foreign policy.
The French government whose ouster in 1848 sparked revolutions throughout Europe was run by
a. the ultras who aimed to bring back the Old Regime. b. moderate monarchists who supported Louis XVIII's Charter. c. the wealthy bourgeoisie and some aristocrats. d. neo-Jacobins who worked towards a restoration of the Republic. e. socialists who tried to make worker cooperative the basis of a new economic order.
Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal
A) was excluded from any rights in the Americas. B) was allowed to explore North America. C) was forced to give half of its colonial revenues to the Spanish crown. D) unwittingly gained rights to Brazil. E) refused to accept the authority of the papacy on economic issues.