The freeing of serfs in Russia was an expression of liberalism because it advocated individuals having personal freedom. As Alexander said to the nobles, "The existing condition of owning souls cannot remain unchanged."
However, what was done in freeing the serfs expressed conservatism because the arrangement ultimately favored the nobles, leaving half of the lands in their hands and requiring payment from the serfs to the nobles for any lands transferred to them.
Note: The Civil War in the USA began in the same year that the emancipation of serfs was proclaimed in Russia. Technically, serfdom in Russia was not the same as slavery in the United States. Landowners did not own the serfs as property, but because they were bound to the land as workers for the landowner who owned the land, their resulting situation was similar. And because they were given legal freedom but had to pay for any land they would acquire from the nobles, the cost of their freedom was high.
It was important because it proposed a completely different view of the universe and the position of the Earth and Sun within it. Prior to Copernicus, it was thought that the Earth was stationary and that everything in our galaxy revolved around it. However, the heliocentric model proposed a different view - it means that the Sun is actually the center of the galaxy, and everything within the Milky Way, including the Earth, revolves around that star.
Before engaging in battle, Don Quixote takes a moment to "commend himself" and to ask his lady friend for assistance, although this is often done in a comedic way.
Answer:Twentieth-century leaders began to push for universal human rights protections as a result of: the horrific treatment of Jewish people during World War II.
Explanation: Twentieth-century leaders began to push for universal human rights protections as a result of: the horrific treatment of Jewish people during World War II.
