Answer and Explanation:
Political factionalism occurs when there is a factional division that favours a particular political group or figure by popular appeal. Washington argues that this factional government may use the power at its disposal created by this factionalism against the freedom and liberty in the state. He therefore believed these political groups/parties needed to be checked by a government which is established and approved by the governed. This could be likened to what is happening in the US currently.
Those are called a theocracy.
The Russian Revolution forced the Russians to withdraw from World War 1. This allowed the German's to focus on fighting the other members of the entente to the west of them.
