Although Lenin wanted to establish,for the short term,a state-capitalist economic system in Russia,which resembled the successful European wartime economies,the necessities of the civil war pushed the government to a more radical economic system known as:
A)socialism for the masses.
B)socialism with a human face.
C)peacetime communism.
D)mercantile communism.
E)war communism.

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The phrase "necessities of the civil war" suggests that a more drastic economic system was required. The term "war communism" accurately describes the economic measures taken by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War, which included nationalizing industries, requisitioning grain from peasants, and the introduction of rationing. Therefore, the best choice is E.

Although Lenin Wanted to Establish,for the Short Term,a State-Capitalist Economic