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B) They resented Rasputin's influence over the Tsar.
D) They had more comfortable lives than most Russians.
Explanation:
The wealthy class in Russia before the Revolution had all the privileges and benefits in Russian society. They were the minority of the population and everyone else lived in very poor and miserable conditions.
The one thing they did not have access to was political power because the Tsar was a absolute ruler, which meant he was reluctant to share power. Some of the nobles could have a certain influence in the court, but the arrival of Rasputin limited their access because the Tsar and Empress only listened to his counsel. Rasputin could supposedly control the hemophilia of the Tsar's son (a disease in which a person bleeds out) and that is how he gained access and influence.
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The battle marked the first major US victory against Japan and was a major turning point in the war. Because it shifted the balance of naval power in the Pacific, which allowed the US forces to take the offensive for the first time. The Allies soon set their sights on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands and on New Guinea.
Today you can watch the elections and stay up to date on who's winning, and back then you'd have to wait until they announced it on the radio.
