Which of the Following Certainly Can Be Regarded to Have

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following certainly can be regarded to have weakened Russia's provisional government?

• A) The announcement that Russia was quitting the war
• B) Government confiscation of large landholdings
• C) The dissolution of the Duma
• D) The requirement that it share power with the Petrograd Soviet

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