List reasons why the
Russian Revolution was an
Important event

The Russian Revolution paved the way for the rise of communism as an influential political belief system around the world. It set the stage for the rise of the Soviet Union as a world power that would go head-to-head with the United States during the Cold War.

Explanation:

Imperial Russia was the largest, but in the same time one of the most undeveloped countries in Europe. Losses in the war led to further complication of social relations between the members of the society. Large gap between rich and poor, hunger and riots were leading towards the decline of previous regime. People started asking for war to end, wealth (land) to be redistributed and hunger to be eradicated. Finally, revolution totally overthrew the old regime and socialism was established in the country.

Explanation:

Russian involvement in WW1 was a complete fiasco. They were losing the war, but situation in the country was also awful. People started rebelling and riots were quiet often. That led to February, and after that October Revolution. Socialism started spreading not only in Russia, but even outside of this country.

Imperial Russia was the largest, but in the same time one of the most undeveloped countries in Europe. Losses in the war led to further complication of social relations between the members of the society. Large gap between rich and poor, hunger and riots were leading towards the decline of previous regime. People started asking for war to end, wealth (land) to be redistributed and hunger to be eradicated. Finally, revolution totally overthrew the old regime and socialism was established in the country.

Explanation:

Russian involvement in WW1 was a complete fiasco. They were losing the war, but situation in the country was also awful. People started rebelling and riots were quiet often. That led to February, and after that October Revolution. Socialism started spreading not only in Russia, but even outside of this country.

Economically, widespread inflation and food shortages in Russia contributed to the revolution. Militarily, inadequate supplies, logistics, and weaponry led to heavy losses that the Russians suffered during World War I; this further weakened Russia's view of Nicholas II. They viewed him as weak and unfit to rule.

Economically, widespread inflation and food shortages in Russia contributed to the revolution. Militarily, inadequate supplies, logistics, and weaponry led to heavy losses that the Russians suffered during World War I; this further weakened Russia's view of Nicholas II. They viewed him as weak and unfit to rule.

Explanation:

The book “Animal Farm” , written by George Orwell , is the animal fable that is a mockery of the Russian communism system. After the death of Major, the pigs assumed the power over the farm since they believed themselves the most  intelligent of the animals. Of these pigs the struggle for power was between Napoleon and Snowball, just like in Russia the struggle was between Trotsky and Stalin.

Question: Which detail from the passage best supports the idea that the farm is a symbol for Russia and the events surrounding the Russian Revolution?

D. “Pre-eminent among the pigs were two young boars named Snowball and Napoleon, whom Mr. Jones was breeding up for sale.”

D. Orwell draws a parallel between Stalin’s Great Purge and the deaths of a number of animals as an example of how dictators use fear to maintain power

Explanation:

Correct  C. The start of the Russian Revolution

Detail:  The USA declared war in April, 1917.  There was some revolution activity in Russian the spring of 1917, but the main "Russian Revolution" as led by the Bolsheviks started in October, 1917.

Context:

Public outrage in the US against the Germans swept the nation following the sinking of the British ocean liner, Lusitania -- but that happened before 1917.  When a German U-boat (submarine) sank the Lusitania in May, 1915, over 1,000 persons were killed, including more than 100 Americans. The passenger liner was targeted by the Germans because they suspected weapons were being shipped to Britain in the cargo hold of the ship.

Germany managed to stave off American entry into the war at the time by pledging to stop submarine attacks.  But a couple years later they resumed such attacks, and there was also an intercepted telegram (the "Zimmerman Telegram") that showed Germany was trying to secure Mexico as an ally against the United States.  

In 1917, the US declared war on Germany in response.