What was nineteenth-century political liberalism?

A) the belief that the government should not interfere in the economy (laissez-faire)
B) the belief that people are free to choose their government
C) the belief that there are political and social rights embodied in constitutions,defined by law,and guaranteed by the state
D) a political party in Britain led for many years by William Gladstone
E) the belief that people of a common ethnic background are at liberty to govern themselves

What failures of government policy triggered unrest and strikes in Petrograd in 1916?

A) defeat in battle against Austria-Hungary
B) the appointment of Grigory Rasputin as a general
C) the increasing cost of Alexei's medical care
D) food shortages and resulting high prices
E) scandals in the procurement of war material