Catherine the Great was one of the greatest rulers Russia has ever had. While most of their rulers started wars and were focused on gaining land‚ she was more focused on improving the overall state of Russia. She was born in 1729 and died in 1796. At the age of 15‚ she was invited by Empress Elizabeth to meet and possibly marry the heir to the throne‚ Grand Duke Peter. However‚ the Duke was a very immature child. The ended up marrying‚ but it was always a dysfunctional relationship. When Empress
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Peter the Great DBQPeter the Great was tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725. During his reign‚ Peter the Great made many reforms to Russia socially‚ militarily‚ and economically. These changes proved to have a positive effect on Russia‚ making his reign one of the greatest. As the tsar of Russia‚ Peter the Great enforced many social reforms. He was very influenced by Western European ideas and incorporated many of them into Russian society. Throughout their history‚ Russian males wore long beards. After
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of Russia‚ after the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584‚ there was an prevailing demand for a powerful leader ready to rule and reestablish Russia to become more stable‚ more westernized‚ and most importantly‚ to become a reckonable force. Russia answered by providing a czar and a czarina to rebuild Russia and lead it away from the troubles it faced following its Mongolian rule--Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. These two rulers did precisely what was required for them to do for Russia to
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economics‚ society‚ and foreign policy. Two monarchs who show their strengths and weaknesses in these categories are Elizabeth I of England and Catherine the Great of Russia. Though similar in some methods of their rule‚ Catherine and Elizabeth held very different foreign policies. These differences are what shaped their unique legacies. Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I had economic policies which were comparable in some aspects but different in others. Czarina Catherine’s entire economic structure
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(Compare and Contrast how Louis XIV‚ Peter the Great and the Hohenzollern family (btw. 1640-1740) created successful absolute monarchies through their use/manipulation of nobility‚ religion‚ bureaucracy‚ and economics.) The absolute age of Europe (roughly 1600’s-1750) was a time when absolute monarchy had begun becoming more popular by countries such as Habsburg’s lands‚ France‚ and Russia. There Is no one specific formula for an absolute monarchy however‚ in studying several such monarchies of
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estate Objectives: Student will be able to explain how Ivan III and later Russian rulers began to build a stronger Russian state by investigating the differences between Russia and western Europe. Student will be able to explain the emerging role of Peter the Great by researching Peter’s reforms and their impact on Russia. Notes: Ivan IV/Ivan the Terrible Russian czar 1547 to 1560 A. known as Ivan the Terrible-set up a police state-killed his eldest son in a violent quarrel. B. expanded
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validity of “A nation’s fate is determined by its ruler” are Peter The Great of Russia and Phillip the second of Spain. Both rulers had some great accomplishments that favored their nation but what is most important is the final outcome of a nation by the end of the Rulers death. Peter The Great had a great impact on Russia. His Rule changed what Russia had been for such a long time to something completely new that is still something that Peter had left behind. Phillip II of Spain also had a huge impact
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disliking) married Grand Duke Peter with whom she had one child. Peter became tsar Peter II of Russia in 1762‚ but soon overthrown with Catherine being declared empress. Peter was killed shortly after. Catherine then reigned from 1762-1796‚ a period known as the Russia’s Golden Age‚ and was one of the best leaders Russia had ever seen- she also had the longest reign of any female russian leader. One of her more prominent achievements was completing the conquest Peter the Great had began in the
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their borders and make laws. These leaders have tried to control their countries. The actions taken to control their countries helped and hurt the countries. Two such leaders‚ Czar Peter the Great of Russia and King Louis the XIV of France were both examples of Autocrat whose actions helped and hurt their countries. Peter the Great’s autocratic actions like taking control by expanding and westernizing his country and building a new capital‚ both helped and hurt his country. Louis XIV was another example
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absolutism started with Peter the Great. Louis XIV ruled from 1643-1714 and Peter the Great ruled from 1699-1725. In French absolutism‚ the rule of absolute monarchs was not all embracing because they lacked the financial and military resources‚ and the technology to make it so. France and Russia are alike in absolutism that they both sought to control religion and that they got the rich out of paying taxes. They are different in that Louis XIV wasn’t successful in wars‚ but Peter the Great was. Religion
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