What Was One of the Most Significant Steps in Peter

question 8

Multiple Choice

What was one of the most significant steps in Peter the Great's project to Westernize Russia?

• A) Appointing a chief minister of French origin who managed court affairs, made political appointments, and oversaw mercantile policy
• B) Making up for the lack of a Russian middle class by encouraging noblewomen to learn foreign languages and become involved in science, education, and trade
• C) Undertaking extensive colonization efforts in Africa to obtain the raw materials that provided so much of western Europe's wealth
• D) Founding new technical and scientific schools for elites that were run by Western officials

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