What did the Decree on Peace (1917) call for?

• A. Immediate truce in World War I and negotiations for a separate peace.
• B. Continuation of the war with renewed mobilization.
• C. Formation of a provisional constitution.
• D. Immediate redistribution of land to peasants.

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is the Bolsheviks’ pledge to end Russia’s involvement in World War I by calling for an immediate truce and negotiations for a peace. The Decree on Peace argued for stopping hostilities right away and opening talks to reach a just, democratic peace that wouldn’t impose harsh terms on any side. That makes an immediate truce and negotiations for a separate peace the best fit, since it directly targets ending the war rather than continuing it, creating a government structure, or redistributing land. The other options miss the central point of ending the war or describe actions outside the decree’s purpose.