Question

What happened in Russia in 1917 that led the United States to justify its involvement in World War I as a fight for democracy? Russia signed a military defense treaty with France and Great Britain. Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and made peace with the Germans. Russian revolutionaries overthrew the Czar and established a provisional government. Russian Bolsheviks, under Vladimir Lenin's leadership, toppled the provisional government.

Answer 1

Answer: the answer would be: Russian revolutionaries overthrew the Czar and established a provisional government.

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Answer 2

"Russian Bolsheviks, under Vladimir Lenin's leadership, toppled the provisional government" is what led the United States to justify its involvement in World War I as a fight for democracy, since the Bolsheviks were communist.