What was the connection between bread shortage and workers' strikes in February 1917?

Correct answer: The bread crisis turned urban workers' discontent into street protest

The correct answer is A. During February 1917, wartime disruption, inflation, fuel shortages, and failures in the supply system made bread difficult to obtain in Petrograd. Urban workers faced long queues and worsening living conditions, so an economic grievance became a political protest. Women workers and residents joined demonstrations demanding bread, and strikes spread through factories. The movement soon expanded beyond food to include demands for an end to the war and opposition to Tsarist rule. Thus, bread shortage acted as an immediate trigger that transformed social and economic discontent into organised street action. The other choices are incorrect because the Tsar did not strengthen democracy, workers clearly reacted to the shortage, and the crisis affected ordinary people rather than only the palace.