What action started the February Revolution in 1917?

A) mutinies among soldiers after a defeat by Germany
B) mutinies among sailors frustrated with a lack of rations
C) a call to arms by Vladimir Lenin
D) a general strike of workers in Petrograd
E) Nicholas II's demands for higher taxes to fund the war

February Revolution

The 1917 uprising in Russia that led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the end of the Russian Empire, paving the way for the Bolshevik Revolution later that year.

General Strike

A large-scale strike action that involves workers from most or all industries in a region or country, typically aimed at achieving major economic or political objectives.

Petrograd

The name given to the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, between 1914 and 1924, during a period of fervent patriotism and subsequent revolution.