Question

Which among the following was the ruler of Russia during World War I?

• A. Louis XVI
• B. Tsar Nicholas II
• C. Tsar Nicholas I
• D. Louis XIV

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Tsar Nicholas II

Tsar Nicholas II was the last Czar of the Russian empire, succeeded his father in 1894. Nicholas and his wife Alexandra of Hesse were coroneted as ruler in 1896. As a ruler he instructed the building of the Trans-Siberian railroad. He took charge of the military during World War I and left his wife and her advisor to internal social affairs. Years of discontent in policies in Russia and led the Russian revolution and in 1918 Nicholas and his family were executed. It was under his authority that Russia aligned itself with Serbia that began a cascade toward war. With his defeat, Russia could no longer support the war and retracted.