DSST Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Test Prep

Answer: D - The French Revolution and Russian Revolution both were much more unified before the old regime's fall than after. It was only after the revolution had succeeded that the majority of dissent and splintering among the revolutionary parties occurred. While the French claimed representative democracy as a goal, this was less true of the Russian Revolution. Nicholas II survived the Russian Revolution, unlike Louis XVI, though he was executed the following year. In both cases, revolutionary activity was concentrated in the cities. The French peasants, unless motivated by bread shortages, were far less radical than their Parisian counterparts.