History homework help?

Question

#1 Why did Russia go to war against Sweden and the Ottoman Empire in the eighteenth century?

A. It needed additional land where its nobility could build large estates.

B. It did not have any ports that could be used year round.

C. The teachings of Karl Marx included expanding the Russian empire.

D. The tsars needed new territory because Russia’s natural resources were almost depleted.

#2 Why was Russia struggling to modernize at the end of the nineteenth century?

A. Revolutionaries were trying to overthrow the tsar.

B. European nations refused to finance Russia’s industrialization.

C. Russia refused to abolish serfdom and its agricultural past.

D. Russia’s leaders and nobility resisted social change.

#3 Who revolted in November 1917 in Petrograd and took power from the Provisional Government?

A. the Whites, led by former generals loyal to the tsar

B. Bolsheviks, led by Lenin and Trotsky

C. Mensheviks, led by Stalin and Petrosky

D. the Moscow soviet, led by Rasputin

Answer 1

1- D 2- A 3- B

very sure

Answer 2

1. B
-Russia did not have any warm water ports. i know that. that's a main reason for why it allied serbia in WWI. for the hope of gaining a warm-water port in the war. and it would make sense to choose

2. C
-I know that serfdom was not abolished in Russia until the 1930's.

3. D?
-i know Stalin came along later during the cold war times. and the whites doesn't sound russian. lenin, hm, not sure...

Answer 3

1 I think B. 2 def. C. 3 def. B

Answer 4

1.B
2. C
3. B

Answer 5

i think its czar not tsar