Class 9 Social Science Chapter 2: Russian Revolution and the First World War

This chapter examines the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution of 1917, set against the backdrop of the First World War. It traces how Tsarist autocracy, economic hardship, and the strains of war led to the…

• The First World War began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
• The Allied Powers included Britain, France, and Russia; the Central Powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
• Russia was ruled by Tsar Nicholas II, an autocrat with little real parliamentary power.

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