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What was the outcome of the Second Congress in 1903?
What was the outcome of the Second Congress in 1903?
- The Bolsheviks and Mensheviks reached a consensus and formed a mass party
- The Mensheviks emerged as the majority party and took the name Bolsheviks
- The Bolsheviks (the majority) outvoted their opponents, the Mensheviks (correct)
- The Bolsheviks (the majority) were outvoted by the Mensheviks (the minority)
What provoked the Revolution of 1905 in Russia?
What provoked the Revolution of 1905 in Russia?
- Peasant uprisings and labor strife (correct)
- Peaceful demonstrations by workers near the Winter Palace
- A successful war with Japan
- A general consensus among the political spectrum
What event contributed to the pressure on the autocracy during the Revolution of 1905?
What event contributed to the pressure on the autocracy during the Revolution of 1905?
- The formation of a non-Russian nationalities coalition
- The Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party withdrawing its support
- Successful negotiations between the moderate liberals and the tsar
- Firing on workers peacefully demonstrating near the Winter Palace on 'Bloody Sunday' (correct)
Why did Lenin demand that socialists undermine the military efforts of their own countries?
Why did Lenin demand that socialists undermine the military efforts of their own countries?
What event confirmed Lenin's prognosis in Imperialism that the world war weakened capitalism?
What event confirmed Lenin's prognosis in Imperialism that the world war weakened capitalism?
Why were the Russian police, army, and Cossacks unable to reestablish order during the February Revolution of 1917?
Why were the Russian police, army, and Cossacks unable to reestablish order during the February Revolution of 1917?
What aspect of Imperial Russia do some historians emphasize to explain the ease and near inevitability of the Bolsheviks' seizure of power?
What aspect of Imperial Russia do some historians emphasize to explain the ease and near inevitability of the Bolsheviks' seizure of power?
What is one of the arguments put forward by historians regarding continuities between late imperial culture and Bolshevism?
What is one of the arguments put forward by historians regarding continuities between late imperial culture and Bolshevism?
From which perspective did Lenin address a range of dilemmas according to the text?
From which perspective did Lenin address a range of dilemmas according to the text?
What calendar system were the Russians using until February 1918, according to the text?
What calendar system were the Russians using until February 1918, according to the text?
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