Which of the following best describes how the Bolsheviks rose to power?(1 point)

Responses

They used the cheka secret police to eliminate enemies.
They used the cheka secret police to eliminate enemies.

They organized demonstrations against the government.
They organized demonstrations against the government.

They refused to admit nonprofessional revolutionaries to their party.
They refused to admit nonprofessional revolutionaries to their party.

They took over the provisional government after the czar abdicated.

1 answer

The statement that best describes how the Bolsheviks rose to power is:

They took over the provisional government after the czar abdicated.

While the use of the Cheka and various demonstrations played roles in their consolidation of power, the key event leading to their rise was the overthrow of the provisional government following the abdication of the czar.