WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the major consequence of the February (March) Revolution of 1917?
A
It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks.
B
It secured Stalin as leader of Russia.
C
It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany.
D
It forced Czar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Result: Abdication of the Tsar and the end of nearly 500 years of autocratic rule in Russia. Provisional Government established and reforms introduced. Russia continues to fight in the First World War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Russian Revolution lasted from March 8, 1917, to June 16, 1923. Primary causes of the Revolution included peasant, worker, and military dissatisfaction with corruption and inefficiency within the czarist regime, and government control of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the throne of the Russian Empire on 2 March (O.S.) / 15 March (N.S.) 1917, in the midst of World War I and the February Revolution. The Emperor renounced the throne on behalf of himself and his son, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, in favor of his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main events and effects of the February Revolution and the October Revolution include the lockout of the factory on the right bank, the dissolution of the Duma, the fall of the Tsar’s power and the rise of the Bolsheviks to power, the appointment and beginning of the Military Revolutionary Committee.

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