HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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The lack of bread
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People wanted to end slavery
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Women weren’t allowed to vote
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Girls weren’t allowed to go to school
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Detailed explanation-1: -The February Revolution sparked off first due to a shortage of bread in Petrograd. Abdication of the Tsar and the end of nearly 500 years of autocratic rule in Russia. A provisional Government was established and reforms were introduced. Russia continues to fight in the First World War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Russian Revolution, also called Russian Revolution of 1917, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power.
Detailed explanation-3: -The New York City Food Riot of 1917 were a series of demonstrations and riots which began on February 19, 1917, after a mob composed mostly of women confronted store and pushcart owners over the raising of prices following the shortages of World War I.
Detailed explanation-4: -Food riots, in which working-class women and soldiers’ wives figured prominently, were a frequent occurrence. The February Revolution was initiated in Petrograd by women workers’ protests over bread shortages. Food supply would continue to be a source of popular discontent throughout 1917 and beyond.