Which statement most closely describes 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 nobility.
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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a. Ramesses II. b. Tutankhamen. c. Narmer. d. Hatshepsut. e. Akhenaten.
The Berlin Airlift was the result of
a. Russian occupation of all of Berlin. b. disagreements between the Americans, British, and French over the control of Berlin. c. the Soviet blockade of the West's access to Berlin. d. German rebellions inside the former capital. e. major famines and disease inside West Berlin.
The U.S. supported violent dictatorships in Argentina and Chile for years because
a. these countries were important trade partners. b. their leaders were elected. c. the U.S. did not want a war with South America. d. the U.S. had signed treaties to respect their autonomy. e. the U.S. wanted to keep communism from gaining a stronghold so close to U.S. borders.
Explain Luther's break with the Catholic Church and his construction of an alternative Christian church
What will be an ideal response?