Which is the most correct sequence of the events of the February Revolution?

Correct answer: Factory lockout, wider strikes, soldiers’ mutiny, Petrograd Soviet, then the Tsar’s abdication

The governing concept is chronological reconstruction of the February Revolution. The crisis began with factory closures or lockouts and protests linked to bread shortages. These actions widened into strikes and demonstrations across Petrograd. As the government tried to suppress the unrest, many soldiers refused orders and mutinied. During the political breakdown, the Petrograd Soviet was formed alongside the Provisional Government, and Nicholas II finally abdicated. Therefore option A gives the most coherent sequence. Option B reverses the cause and result because abdication came at the end. Option C mixes events from different periods and includes an inaccurate sequence. Option D places the First World War after the mutiny even though the war had begun earlier, and it also reverses Women’s Day and the military events. Sequence questions must be solved by linking each event to its consequence.