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However, Prime Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand of France insulted the American diplomats by first refusing to officially receive them. He then demanded a $250,000 personal bribe and a $10 million loan for his financially strapped country before he would begin peace negotiations.
Explanation:
Tribes were no longer considered to be independent nations.
The Provisional Government chose to keep Russian troops involved in WW1 after the Russian revolution (1917) because, having made promises to its allies in 1914, believed they should honor them.
This resolution ultimately proved fatal. In June 1917, the Provisional Government ordered an attack on Austria, which failed. After that, people started to turn against the government. By the end of July 1917, the Provisional Government was almost powerless.
