HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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What happened in Russia as a result of actions taken by Peter the Great?
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Russian was weakened by French invasions.
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Catholicism was adopted as the state religion.
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The Duma was reformed and the serfs were freed.
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Russia borrowed Western ideas and expanded its territories.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -His major achievements include the founding of St. Petersburg in 1703, the victory against Sweden at the Battle of Poltava in 1709, and the birth of the Russian navy, Peter’s lifelong passion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Treaty of Nystad: Russia gains the three dominions Estonia, Livonia and Ingria as well as parts of Kexholm and Viborg.
Detailed explanation-3: -Peter the Great tried to protect the Russian economy in any way. He aimed that the amount of exported goods would overcome the amount of imported goods from the abroad. At the end of his rule, he achieved that goal. The amount of exported goods was double the amount of imported goods.
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