Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?

Russia 1917-1918

• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne

•?

• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party

• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers

A. Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution

B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico

C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy

D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War

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18 May, 06:58

Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?

Russia 1917-1918

• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne

•?

• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party

• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers

A. Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution

B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico

C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy

D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War

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Brooklyn Mclaughlin · Answer 1

A. Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution

Explanation:

A. Vladimir Lenin returns shortly after Czar Nicholas abdicates in February

B. Leon Trotsky escaping to Mexico doesn't happen for a while until Lenin dies. Trotsky escapes since he knows Stalin will kill him for being a political opponent

C. The New Economic Policy happens in 1921, way after 1918

D. The Red Army wins the civil war in 1919