Which event in 1917 led to the creation of the Provisional Government?

• A. The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
• B. The October Revolution
• C. The Bolshevik coup
• D. The assassination of a minister

Answer: (A)

When Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in early 1917, the autocratic regime collapsed and a power vacuum emerged. Leaders from the Duma and liberal parties moved to fill that gap, forming a Provisional Government to run the country temporarily and organize elections for a Constituent Assembly. This moment marks the creation of the Provisional Government, as it was meant to be a stopgap authority bridging the old monarchy and whatever constitution might follow.

The other events come later or are not about establishing a temporary government. The October Revolution occurred after the Provisional Government was already in place and overthrew it, bringing the Bolsheviks to power. The assassination of a minister is not what created a national governing body.