How did World War I contribute to revolution in Russia?

The war brought wealth to many factory owners and they objected to new taxes imposed by the tsar.

After being conquered by the Allies in the war, the Russian people rebelled against foreign control.

Russia had sided with Germany in the war, and many Russians protested the alliance.

Russian soldiers and civilians faced hunger and death and the nation was on the verge of collapse.

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Daniel Liu

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6 December, 20:27

How did World War I contribute to revolution in Russia?

The war brought wealth to many factory owners and they objected to new taxes imposed by the tsar.

After being conquered by the Allies in the war, the Russian people rebelled against foreign control.

Russia had sided with Germany in the war, and many Russians protested the alliance.

Russian soldiers and civilians faced hunger and death and the nation was on the verge of collapse.

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Aldo Joseph · Answer 1

The effects of World War I gave rise to Russian Revolution. In February and March 1917, a popular revolution forced the abdiction of Tsar Nicholas II and the rise of a provisional government. This government, which kept Russia in the war was itself overthrown by radical socialists just eight months later.