HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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new homes
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bread, land and peace
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a new leader
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bread and raises
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lenin gained the support of the Russian peasants and factory workers by promising them peace, land, and bread and preaching the ideas of Karl Marx’s communism. Lenin’s slogan gave the proletariat (poor peasants and factory workers) hope for a better future under communism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bloody Sunday in 1905 and the Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese War both helped lead to the 1917 revolution. After taking over, the Bolsheviks promised ‘peace, land, and bread’ to the Russian people. In 1917 Lenin returned to Russia from exile with German help.
Detailed explanation-3: -The slogan of the Bolshevik leaders in 1917 was “Peace, Land, and Bread.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Lenin promised the people of Russia a number of things. The first was that he would pull Russia out of the war. This proved extremely popular especially among soldiers. Secondly he promised land to the peasants.
Detailed explanation-5: -What promise did Vladimir Lenin make and keep when he came to power in Russia? To put Russia out of the war. Which of the following helped to persuade the Americans to enter the war? Unrestricted submarine warfare.