Questions 1-3 refer to the passage below. “Citizens, the Pro…
Questions 1-3 refer to the passage below. “Citizens, the Provisional Executive Committee of the members of the Duma, with the aid and support of the garrison of the capital and its inhabitants, has triumphed over the dark forces of the Old Régime to such an extent as to enable it to organize a more stable executive power…. The Cabinet will be guided in its actions by the following principles: Freedom of speech and press; freedom to form labor unions and to strike… The abolition of all social, religious and national restrictions. Immediate preparation for the calling of a Constituent Assembly, elected by universal and secret vote, which shall determine the form of government and draw up the Constitution for the country… Elections to be carried out on the basis of universal, direct, equal and secret suffrage. The troops that have taken part in the revolutionary movement shall not be disarmed or removed from Petrograd.” –Provisional Government, March 16, 1917 2. The “dark forces” referred to in the passage most likely refers to