Question

which of the following accurately characterizes the october 1917 bolshevik revolution?
the bolshevik revolution was initiated by the ottomans in order to pull russia out of world war i.
the bolshevik revolution was proclaimed by socialists in order to overtake the earlier \bourgeois\ revolution.
the bolshevik revolution was an attempt by military and political elites to restore order.
the bolshevik revolution was an overthrow of the russian monarchy.
question 4
why did lenin accept the defeat of the russian army and a peace treaty with germany in 1917 that ceded a huge amount of land?
he anticipated an imminent socialist revolution in germany.
he became sympathetic to the german monarchys war aims.
he felt his priority was to defend the socialist revolution in russia.
he envisioned a german-russian counter-

Explanation:

• For the first question:
• The October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution was a socialist - led event. Socialists (Bolsheviks) aimed to build on and overtake the earlier February Revolution (which was more of a bourgeois - oriented revolution in terms of its initial leadership and some of its goals like establishing a more liberal political order). The Ottomans had no role in initiating the Bolshevik Revolution. Military and political elites trying to restore order was not the nature of the Bolshevik Revolution. The overthrow of the Russian monarchy was the February Revolution.
• For the second question:
• Lenin accepted the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk (the peace treaty with Germany) because he believed that the priority was to consolidate the socialist revolution in Russia. A socialist revolution in Germany was not the main reason for accepting the harsh terms of the treaty at that moment. There is no evidence that he was sympathetic to the German monarchy's war aims, and a German - Russian counter - offensive against the Entente powers was not the driving force behind accepting the treaty.

Answer:

• First question: The Bolshevik Revolution was proclaimed by socialists in order to overtake the earlier “bourgeois” revolution.
• Second question: He felt his priority was to defend the socialist revolution in Russia.