Which of the Following Statements Best Characterizes the Relationship Between

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between revolution and violence?

• A) Revolutions are typically more violent when the government chooses to freely give up its monopoly on violence.
• B) In the past most revolutions were nonviolent, but they have become more violent since the end of the Cold War.
• C) Revolutions are most often violent, though some argue that nonviolent revolutions have occurred.
• D) Revolutions are most likely to involve violence when ethnicity is at the core of the disagreement with the regime.

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