Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin is a magnetic specter in the drama that is Russian history, for the peasant mystic from Pokrovskoe played a defining role in the last days of the Romanov Dynasty. In 1905, the fateful meeting took place. Rasputin requested—and was granted— an audience with the Romanov family at Peterhof, where he presented them with a hand-painted wooden icon of Saint Simeon, a venerated Siberian saint dear to Rasputin’s own heart. He soon became a trusted advisor and confidante to Emperor Nicholas II and Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna; Alexandra in particular was convinced that the “staretz” was a gift to her from God Almighty, sent to ease her passage through life as the “Little Mother of Russia,” and especially to preserve the precious life of her only son, the Heir, Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich.
The creation of Poland took some of Russia's land, which Russia was unhappy with. The two countries went to war in 1920.
True, Nixon's foreign policy was heavily criticized.<span />
Answer:
The answer is option D.
Explanation: Jimmy Carter was elected as 39th president of America by defeating Gerald Ford. During the election campaign Jimmy Carter asked Americans to vote him because he could restore American's faith in their government after Watergate scandal which was the cause of resign of President Nixon. Carter presented himself as a reformer to the voter who could bring change. He also took advantage of presidential pardon of Nixon by president Ford. This incident helped him to draw the attention of the voter about the weakness of Ford.
So it can be said that restoring the faith to the government after Watergate scandal worked as a key factor for Carter in the campaign.
<span>At least 18 people were reported to have been killed in the storm that took place that year, which occurred on October 15 and 16 of that year. London and the Home Counties were reported to have received the most damaging winds and gusts from that storm.</span>
