Tsar Nicholas II's Autocratic Government Ended in 1917 When

question 73

Multiple Choice

Tsar Nicholas II's autocratic government ended in 1917 when

• A) his armies were routed during World War I.
• B) the Bolsheviks overthrew him and sent him and his family to the Urals.
• C) members of the Dumas (the Parliament) staged a coup in March 1917.
• D) soldiers and civilians united in revolution after riots in food lines.
• E) Germany issued an ultimatum that unless Nicholas II abdicated, all Germany would resume hostilities.

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