What enabled the Bolsheviks to take control of Russia?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. The inability of the Provisional Government to address the needs of the people and the unpopularity of the war provided the Bolsheviks with an opening to grab power.
b. The Bolsheviks appointed themselves the revolutionary vanguard that would lead the masses in a revolution to overthrow the capitalist system.
c. The Bolshevik membership grew exponentially by the fall of 1917, and the Bolsheviks held a majority in the Petrograd Soviet, which competed with the Provisional Government for power.
d. The Bolsheviks launched the October Revolution that destroyed the Provisional Government.
e. The Bolsheviks won the civil war and established the Soviet Union.
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Thomas Malthus predicted that the working class would __________.
A. attain political rights B. becoming socially mobile C. slowly disappear due to more efficient production D. suffer from overpopulation and a lack of food
Eisenhower backed a new federally funded highway system, the largest public works project in U.S. history, because
A) he needed the political capital for his next election. B) the economy needed stimulation after a mini-recession. C) he wanted to impress allies and enemies alike with U.S. capabilities. D) he wanted to ensure safe passage out of threatened cities in case of nuclear attack.
Why was becoming Christian considered an act of disloyalty in the Roman Empire?
a. Rome had a strong monotheistic tradition. b. Christians could not worship the emperor as a deity. c. Rome required all citizens to learn about all world religions. d. Christian theology demanded that all people live in a Christian utopia. e. One of Christianity's aims was to overthrow dictators.
In an Internet survey of 5,907 LGBT students aged 13 to 18 conducted by Mitchell et al. (2016), who among the following reported having been sexually harassed within the past year?
A. genderqueer boys B. lesbian girls C. transgender youth D. bisexual girls