Which of the following statements best applies to Peter the Great of Russia?
A) His program of Europeanization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military.
B) His respect for Western governments led to increased powers for the representative assembly.
C) His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women.
D) His desire to teach Russians Western customs could not be enforced among the old-fashioned nobles.
E) He rejected Westernization in favor of Orthodoxy.
A
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