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DSST Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Test Prep

Category - DSST Soviet Union

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Which the following describes Russia on the eve of the Russian revolution?

Overwhelmingly agricultural
Predominantly industrial
Evenly split between industry and agriculture
More similar to feudal society than Western democracy
Modernized and compatible with Western Europe

Explanation

Answer: A - In spite of several attempts to modernize Russia, the country was still nearly 80% agricultural in the era of the Revolution. While it was becoming Westernized in some aspects- for example, the creation of a middleclass and a rising intelligentsia-the nation was still overwhelmingly composed of rural peasants.

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