HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia was caused in part by
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a forced famine in Ukraine
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the failure of Czar Nicholas II to come to Serbia’s aid
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a shortage of military supplies and food during World War I
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the establishment of Lenin’s New Economic Policy (NEP)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Economically, widespread inflation and food shortages in Russia contributed to the revolution. Militarily, inadequate supplies, logistics, and weaponry led to heavy losses that the Russians suffered during World War I; this further weakened Russia’s view of Nicholas II. They viewed him as weak and unfit to rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -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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