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Collapse of Empires
- World War I concluded with the Central Powers collapsing in the fall of 1918.
- The Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and German empires fell, marking the end of the old world.
Bolshevik Ideology
- The Bolsheviks believed Russia's role was to spark worldwide socialist revolutions.
- They saw the end of WWI as an opportunity to spread their ideology, particularly in Germany.
Lenin's Assessment
- Lenin acknowledged the dangers and opportunities presented by the Central Powers' defeat.
- Allied intervention became a new threat, while the power vacuum in former Central Power territories created expansion opportunities.