What event or events set the stage for the 1917 revolution?
a. defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and a general population that turned to capitalism
b. a general population that turned to Marxism
c. economic weakness but military strength
d. defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and economic and military weakness
e. economic weakness and a general population that had turned to Marxism
Geopolitics refers to the impact of ________.
a. geography on international politics
b. geography on imperialism
c. politics on geographical boundaries
d. international politics on geographic boundaries
e. geography on domestic policies
Socialism describes a country in which there is ________.
a. private ownership over the most powerful sector of the economy
b. state ownership of the economy
c. state control over every aspect of life including social interactions
d. an attempt made to end all differences between peoples
e. violence utilized to end differences between political parties
The Mongol invasion had what impact, which has continuously affected Russian politics?
a. the founding of the decentralized Russian state
b. the collapse of tsarism
c. the founding of the militarized and centralized Russian state
d. the Bolshevik revolution
e. a Communist revolution
Which ruler was instrumental in gaining for Russia its first window to the west on the Baltic Sea?
a. Peter the Great
b. Ivan IV
c. Ivan III
d. Lenin
e. Stalin
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