What were the causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917, and why did the Bolsheviks prevail in the civil war and gain control of Russia? How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks manage to seize and hold power despite their small numbers?
What will be an ideal response?
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One of the great political developments in England in the thirteenth century was
A) King John's success in bringing about a drastic reduction of the power of the nobility. B) the emergence of the English Parliament under Edward I. C) Edward I's successful unification of all the British Isles into a single feudal kingdom. D) the written recognition that the English monarchy should have absolute power. E) All of these are correct.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the late nineteenth century, as veterans of the Civil War retired,
A. they were forced to do without military pensions of any kind. B. a majority of the black and white male population in the North received federal pensions. C. the federal government gave pensions to both Union and Confederate veterans. D. the federal government created a pension system for all retired Americans. E. they were paid pensions by individual states, but not by the federal government.