The Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in March 1917 and the Collapse

question 4

Multiple Choice

The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in March 1917 and the collapse of the Romanov dynasty in Russia led to

• A) the immediate end of Russia's engagement in World War I through a treaty signed with the German high command.
• B) the creation of the Provisional Government, made up of aristocratic and middle-class politicians from the old Duma.
• C) the invasion of Russia by German forces who no longer had to fight a unified Russian army, instead confronting disorganized bands of fighters.
• D) the formation of a peasant-led revolutionary committee that put the tsar and his family on trial for treason and ordered their immediate execution.

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