Tsar Nicholas II's autocratic government ended in 1917 when
A) his armies were routed during World War I.
B) the Bolsheviks overthrew him and sent him and his family to the Urals.
C) members of the Dumas (the Parliament) staged a coup in March 1917.
D) soldiers and civilians united in revolution after riots in food lines.
E) Germany issued an ultimatum that unless Nicholas II abdicated, all Germany would resume hostilities.

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Soldiers and civilians united in revolution after riots in food lines. This event is known as the February Revolution and led to the overthrow of Nicholas II's autocratic government in March 1917. The Bolsheviks would later seize power in the October Revolution later that year.

Tsar Nicholas II's Autocratic Government Ended in 1917 When