In the early 1900s, why was russia behind the rest of the industrialized nations economically? check all that apply. a. its economic base was agriculture. b. it lacked a modern transportation system. c. its representative government was weak. d. it was led by an autocratic monarchy. e. it lacked a substantial wealthy class. (there is more than one answer to this question)

The correct answers are A) its economic base was agriculture, B) it lacked a modern transportation system, and E) it lacked a substantial wealthy class.

In the early 1900s, Russia was behind the rest of the industrialized nations economically because its economic base was agriculture, it lacked a modern transportation system, and it lacked a substantial wealthy class.

In the early 1900s, St. Petersburgh was the largest city of Russia, followed by Moscow. Warsaw, and Odessa. Under a big influence of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Tsar controlled the Church and granted hereditary titles. The problem was that at that time, Russia was behind the rest of other wealthy nations because it had no powerful industry as other countries in Europe. In those years, Russia was behind the rest of the industrialized nations economically because its economic base was agriculture, it lacked a modern transportation system, and it lacked a substantial wealthy class.

well the fact it is basically a peninsula allowed trade to come from many places, thus allowing cultural diffusion to take place. india has seasonal monsoons that merchants travel back and forth from india using the monsoons wind patterns