Which event led to the overthrow of Czar Nicholas II and the rise of a Bolshevik-led government under Lenin?

Which event led to the overthrow of Czar Nicholas II and the rise of a Bolshevik-led government under Lenin?

• A. Russian Revolution of 1917
• B. February Revolution 1917
• C. October Revolution 1917
• D. Great October Socialist Revolution

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that Lenin and the Bolsheviks actually took power in the October Revolution of 1917, not in the earlier February upheaval. The February Revolution toppled Czar Nicholas II and set up a Provisional Government, but it did not place Bolshevik leadership in charge. Lenin returned, rallied the Bolsheviks around a promise of peace, land, and workers’ control, and seized power during the October Revolution (often called the Great October Socialist Revolution). Because the broader term “Russian Revolution of 1917” covers both uprisings, it’s less precise for identifying the event that brought a Bolshevik-led government to power.

The key idea is that Lenin and the Bolsheviks actually took power in the October Revolution of 1917, not in the earlier February upheaval. The February Revolution toppled Czar Nicholas II and set up a Provisional Government, but it did not place Bolshevik leadership in charge. Lenin returned, rallied the Bolsheviks around a promise of peace, land, and workers’ control, and seized power during the October Revolution (often called the Great October Socialist Revolution). Because the broader term “Russian Revolution of 1917” covers both uprisings, it’s less precise for identifying the event that brought a Bolshevik-led government to power.