(A) decided to join forces with Germany and the Central Powers
(B) needed to concentrate its troops and resources on its war with Turkey
(C) ** wanted to retain power and avoid German occupation
(D) needed to control the Baltic Sea and wanted a warm water port
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Concept note-1: -What caused Russia to negotiate a separate peace with Germany in 1917? c. The Bolshevik revolution had thrown the nation into turmoil and weakened the war effort.
Concept note-2: -In October, Lenin secretly returned to Petrograd, and on November 6-8 the Bolshevik-led Red Guards deposed the Provisional Government and proclaimed soviet rule. Lenin became the virtual dictator of the first Marxist state in the world.
Concept note-3: -On November 7, 1917, the Bolshevik party seized power in Russia’s capital, starting the communist October Revolution and leading to the founding of the Soviet Union.
Concept note-4: -The Russian Revolution took place in 1917, during the final phase of World War I. It removed Russia from the war and brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia’s traditional monarchy with the world’s first Communist state.