What was the main target of Reilly's 1918 coup attempt?
Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik government
Nicholas II's monarchy
The Weimar Republic
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Answer
Reilly's 1918 coup attempt was aimed at overthrowing the Bolshevik government of Vladimir Lenin. Reilly was a British spy who had previously been involved in attempts to assassinate Lenin. He believed that the Bolsheviks were a threat to world peace and that they needed to be removed from power. Reilly's plan was to use a group of Russian officers to stage a coup d'état.
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