HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Question
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the Czar declaring martial law
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the Czar abdicating (stepping down)
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the demand for the election of a new Czar
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Economic hardship, food shortages and government corruption all contributed to disillusionment with Czar Nicholas II. During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bloody Sunday-why were people unhappy with the Czar? the people wanted a change in the government because they felt that the Czar wasn’t in touch with the people and their needs were not being met.
Detailed explanation-3: -When riots broke out in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) on March 8, 1917, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It was too late. The government resigned, and the Duma, supported by the army, called on the emperor to abdicate.