Ep 175 - The Most Amazing Revolution

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May 18, 202600:38:39Education

The Most Amazing Revolution In spring 1917, the United States government lent money to the new Provisional Government in Russia, which had promised both domestic reform and to maintain the fight against Germany. Within a...

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