WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At first, the Allies welcomed the overthrow of Russia’s tsar in 1917 because
A
it allowed Germany to concentrate its forces on the Western Front.
B
they hoped Russia would become more democratic and a stronger ally.
C
they believed the spread of Communism would help end the war.
D
the tsar had recently made a secret alliance with Germany.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How did the feelings of the people in Russia in 1917 help the February revolution to succeed? Most of the Russians were upset because of the food shortage. This helped the revolution succeed was that many people were upset with the government that a revolution was appealing.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the civil war that followed the revolution, why did the Allies give aid to the anti-Communist forces? The Allies gave aid to anti-Communist forces in Russia’s civil war with the hopes that Russia would rejoin the effort against Germany and Austria-Hungary.

Detailed explanation-3: -On November 6 and 7, 1917 (or October 24 and 25 on the Julian calendar, which is why the event is often referred to as the October Revolution), leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d’état against the Duma’s provisional government.

Detailed explanation-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.

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