What happened to Russia's role in World War I after the Bolsheviks took control of Russia? Question 10 options: A) Russia defeated the Ottoman empire. B) Russia continued to fight in the war. C) Russia backed out of the war. D) Russia defeated Austria-Hungary.

C

Explanation:

The new Bolshevik government were struggling to run the country as money was running low, people were starving, so they decided to back out of WW1, this made the other European countries see them as weak and not legit. In the conference after WW1 to decide what to do with Germany and the aftermath, Russia wasn't invited because they backed out of the war early.

C

Explanation:

After the Bolsheviks launched the October Uprising, taking control of the government, Russia was launched into an immediate civil war. This fact coupled with the heavy economic strain of WWI caused the Bolsheviks to seek peace terms with the Central Powers. Signing the treaty of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the newly formed Communist Russia ceded much of its Western territories including much of Belarus, Ukraine, all of the Baltics, Finland and Poland as well several cities and towns along its southern border with the Ottomans. With this treaty signed, Russia had officially left the war, giving up large swathes of territory in exchange for peace.