The answer is D. Think about the opium trade.
It could be argued that nationalist rebellions in Egypt and India were similar because "<span>A.both failed initially but laid the groundwork for future independence," since they were fighting for similar causes. </span>
<span>One reason the Bolshevicks gained peasant support during the Russian revolution was because the bolsheviks promised to withdraw Russia from World War I--since this war was highly unpopular with most Russians. </span>