Which of the four statements best describe the cause(s) of both of the Russian revolutions?

a) statements 1 and 3
b) statement 2 only
c) statements 4 and 1
d) statement 3 only

Statement 1: There was increased government support of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Statement 2: Sharp economic differences existed between social classes.
Statement 3: The government reduced its role in planning industrial production.
Statement 4: Unpopular programs were established to modernize, educate, and enlighten people

b) statement 2 only

Explanation:

The First World War, which had entered Russia with a rather poor economic situation, was joined by a whole host of troubles, and this was not helped by the forced mobilization that dragged the workers and peasants who worked to the battlefield, leaving the fields and factories empty. Without a strong economy to back it up, Russia has been increasingly defeated, so now the dissatisfaction has been joined by soldiers, and numerous desertions have weakened the power of the Russian military.

Contrary to popular belief that the February Revolution and the October Revolution arose as a result of World War I, official documents of the Russian Empire give a second look at the facts: the political situation in Russia has been volatile since the beginning of the 20th century. After the suppression of the Russian Revolution in 1905, under the pressure of state repression, only a short-term calming of the situation began, which soon began to worsen for the ruling elite. During 1910, only 222 strikes were shaken by Russia, of which 8 were political. As early as 1913, the number of strikes was 2404 and 1034 of them were evaluated by the police as political, and in the first part of 1914 (until August) we had 3534 strikes, of which 2565 were political.

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]