Question

how did world war i contribute to political change in russia? czar nicholas abdicated in favor of constitutional governments due to russia’s alliance with britain and france. russia’s victories in world war i led to czar nicholas’s abdication and retirement. fuel and food shortages caused by losses on the eastern front led to revolutions in 1917. war on the western front devastated russia’s army, causing czar nicholas to abdicate.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: Czar Nicholas' abdication was not due to the alliance with Britain and France. The alliance (Triple Entente) didn't directly cause his abdication. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Russia faced defeats, not victories, in WWI, which contributed to unrest. Eliminate.
• Option 3: WWI led to food/fuel shortages (due to eastern front losses, resource diversion to war), sparking 1917 revolutions (February and October) that overthrew the czar and later the provisional government. Correct.
• Option 4: Russia fought on the eastern front, not the western front. The western front was mainly France/Belgium. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. Fuel and food shortages caused by losses on the eastern front led to revolutions in 1917.