WORLD HISTORY

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many Russian soldiers died in WWI? (Hint:5% of their pre-war population of 100 million perished in 4 years)
A
1 million
B
3 million
C
5 million
D
9 million
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Russian Empire Included in total are 1, 451, 000 killed or missing in action and died of wounds. The estimate of the 1, 811, 000 total Russian military and 1, 500, 00 civilian deaths was made by the Soviet demographer Boris Urlanis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Russian Empire: 1.62%-1.94% (2, 840, 000-3, 394, 369 people) New Zealand: 1.52%-1.64% (16, 711-18, 053 people) Montenegro: 0.6%-2.67% (3, 000-13, 325 people) Portugal: 1.49% (89, 222 people)

Detailed explanation-3: -Some 8, 500, 000 soldiers died as a result of wounds or disease during World War I. Perhaps as many as 13, 000, 000 civilians also died.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the most recent estimates, [1 and 2] 74 million men were mobilized (48 million by the Allies, 26 million by the Central Powers), of whom 10 million, or 14%, lost their life (5.6 and 4.4 million, respectively) (Figure 1).

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