Which statements describe life in Russia in the early 1900s? Check all that apply.Russia lacked a modern system of transportation.Russia’s economy was based on subsistence farming.Russia was a leader among industrialized nations.The government of Russia was an autocratic monarchy.Most Russian citizens belonged to a thriving upper class.The Russian tsar used the secret police to enforce his will.

Russia had some railways, but its transportation system was limited compared with those of more industrialized countries, and much of its economy still relied on subsistence farming. The tsar ruled as an autocratic monarch, and secret police helped enforce his authority. Russia was not a leading industrial nation, and most citizens were peasants rather than members of a thriving upper class.

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