USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Russian Leader before the Russian Revolution was ____
A
Tsar Nicholas II
B
Kaiser Wilhelm II
C
King George V
D
Vittorio Orlando
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov (18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer, was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Russian Revolution took place in 1917 when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks. The new communist government created the country of the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nicholas II of Russia, (May 18, 1868 – July 17, 1918) was the last Tsar (Emperor) of the Russian Empire. He became Tsar in 1894 after his father, Tsar Alexander III died. His reign lasted until the 1917 Russian Revolution. Empire ended, next Russian Head of State and Government is Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nicholas II was an uncompromising autocrat, and this stance helped provoke the Russian Revolution of 1905. After Russia entered World War I, Nicholas left the capital to assume command of the army.

Detailed explanation-5: -Best Known For: Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia under Romanov rule. His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russia’s role in World War I led to his abdication and execution.

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