Origins of Russian Revolution

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What event led to Tsar Nicholas abdicating the throne?

June 1917 mutiny

Which legislative body shared power with the Petrograd Soviets during the Russian Revolution?

Russian Duma

What significant changes did Lenin implement after coming to power in 1917?

Confiscating land and redistributing it among the people

What was the name of the state declared by the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution in 1917?

<p>Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What influenced Lenin's decision to improve labor rights across Russia?

<p>Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which non-European countries were placed under control of the League of Nations as mandated states after WWI?

<p>Colonized nations without self-determination</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a common outcome of both the Russian Revolution and World War I on monarchical systems?

<p>Overthrow of monarchies</p> Signup and view all the answers

'The starvation of the common people was exacerbated by' what event according to the text?

<p>World War I</p> Signup and view all the answers

Before WWI, what governmental systems were in place in France and Portugal?

<p>Republics</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who replaced Lenin as leader of Russia after his death in 1924?

<p>Alexie Rykov</p> Signup and view all the answers

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