Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about Russia during the First World War?

• A. Russia withdrew from the First World War.
• B. Bolsheviks emerged as the dominant political power in Russia.
• C. Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with USA.
• D. Lenin decided to continue the First World War.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

Bolsheviks emerged as the dominant political power in Russia.

Bolsheviks were the members of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party led by Vladimir Lenin. They seized control of the government and emerged as the dominant political power in Russia. Lenin wanted to opt out of war as the revolution and war could not go hand in hand. Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany. The Germans imposed harsh terms on Russia through this treaty.