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Question 1

To what did Russia's disastrous defeat in the Russo-Japanese War indirectly lead?
 
  a. The dismissal of Count Witte
  b. The loss of all of Siberia to Japan
  c. The enlargement of the Duma
  d. An unsuccessful coup by the Tsar
  e. The Revolution of 1905

Question 2

Why did city governments eventually take over the task of supplying water to urban dwellers?
 
  a. Private interests did not have the capital necessary to build adequate water supply systems.
  b. Wealthy citizens demanded the extension of services to industry and business.
  c. Cities were judged to be liable for illnesses and deaths caused by contaminated drinking water.
  d. Arguments at neighborhood wells over water rights became a major source of violence and disorder.



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