Which of the following statements concerning the emancipation of the serfs in Russia is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the emancipation of the serfs in Russia is most accurate?

a. The emancipation of the serfs destroyed the Russian aristocracy.
b. Emancipation of the serfs loosened the grip of the tsarist state.
c. Few serfs were really emancipated due to the conditions imposed on their release.
d. Following emancipation, peasants were free to move about Russia as they pleased leading to massive movements of agricultural labor.
e. In addition to personal freedom, the serfs were granted parcels of land subject to redemption payments.

Answer: E

Lenin's approach was adopted by the groups of Russian Marxists known as

Lenin's approach was adopted by the groups of Russian Marxists known as

a. Bolsheviks.
b. Mensheviks.
c. Decembrists.
d. Zemstvoes.
e. anarchists.

Answer: A

Which of the following Western cultural characteristics was NOT adopted by large numbers of Japanese?

Which of the following Western cultural characteristics was NOT adopted by large numbers of Japanese?

a. Hair styles
b. Work styles
c. Western calendar
d. Christianity
e. Standards of hygiene

Answer: D

Which of the following statements concerning the capitalization of Russian industry is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the capitalization of Russian industry is most accurate?

a. It was the contact with the Japanese that led to an influx of capital for Russian industrialization.
b. United States investors were the largest owners of machinery in Russia by 1900.
c. Capital for Russian investment was almost entirely derived from liquidation of agricultural estates in Russia.
d. By 1900 approximately half of Russian industry was foreign-owned by British, German, and French industrialists.
e. Russian industry was capitalized by a substantial middle class that had built up wealth in the grain trade with the West.

Answer: D