Peter the Great Was Able to Defeat the Swedes in the Great

question 21

Multiple Choice

Peter the Great was able to defeat the Swedes in the Great Northern War because:

• A) the Swedish king, Charles XII, was a madman.
• B) he was a military genius.
• C) he had reformed the Russian army into a professional force.
• D) the Baltic provinces revolted against Sweden.

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A colorless, odorless flammable gas that is the simplest alkane, used as a fuel and in chemical synthesis.

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