WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these groups were the major supporters of 20th-century communist revolutions?
A
priests and artisans
B
bourgeoisie and nobility
C
entrepreneurs and capitalists
D
workers and peasants
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1917 communist revolution in the Russian Republic, known as the October Revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution. It resulted in the victory of the Bolsheviks and the creation of Soviet Russia, the predecessor of the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notable factions include the Social-Democrats or Mensheviks, the Social Revolutionaries, and the Anarchists. These organizations competed with the Bolsheviks ("Ones of the Majority"), a far-left party led by Vladimir Lenin, for political power and popular influence.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolution mainly because the Bolsheviks promised to Redistribute the land owned by the nobility.

Detailed explanation-4: -On November 7, 1917, the Bolshevik party seized power in Russia’s capital, starting the communist October Revolution and leading to the founding of the Soviet Union.

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