After World War I, a civil war erupted in Russia. Nicholas II (the last Czar) was forced out of office and executed. During this time, which of the following groups, led by Vladimir Lenin, was the most powerful group battling for control of Russia? A) The MensheviksB) The BolsheviksC) The LeonidsD) The MarxistsE) The Proletariats

B) The Bolsheviks

Explanation:

The Bolshevik a revolutionary group led by leftist revolutional party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d'état against the Duma's provisional government.

The provisional government of the Duma was assembled by a group of leaders from Russia's bourgeois capitalist class. Lenin instead of the provisional government called for a Soviet government that would be ruled directly by councils of soldiers, peasants and workers.

The Bolsheviks and their allies occupied government buildings and other strategic locations in Petrograd, and later formed a new government and ruled Russia with Lenin as its head. Lenin became the dictator of Russia (the world's first communist state.)

The correct answer is B. The Bolsheviks

Explanation:

The Bolsheviks were a radicalized political group within the Social Democratic Workers Party of Russia (POSDR), led from the beginning by Vladimir Lenin, and later by Stalin. This party was opposed to the Mensheviks, led by Yuli Mártov.

This poltical group overthrow the liberal provisional government of Kerensky and took comand in Russia in 1917. They became the rulling party in Russia and the regime Soviet Union.

They considered themselves the leaders of the revolutionary working class of Russia.