Answer:
It was geographically large, had tributary states, and was prosperous
Explanation:
Peter the Great's goal of westernization was to modernize Russia who he believed had fallen behind the advancements of Europe. He aimed to change political, economic, and social customs which he felt made Russia out of date with an evolving Europe. Europe had been experiencing a growth of scientific and intellectual knowledge through the Enlightenment. Political changes as well as moves toward colonization and industrialization had begun.
Peter required western dress and removal of beards for those attending his court. He moved the capital to the western edge of Russia in newly acquired land which was built to mimic the most modern of European cities. He moved Russia to the Julian calendar, ended arranged marriages, created tax reform, and advanced the military to a modern one.
A is most likely right because a lot modern European countries get their borders from cultural and linguistic boundaries after old empires like Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Germany split up. Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Slovenia, just to name a few, were ethnic groups without countries before WW1.
B: isn't true, just look at eastern Europe in the 17th century, tons of ethnic groups living in one country. Even with more immigration to the Europe, most immigrants assimilate into European cultures.
C: Although geography can influence political borders to varying degrees, European nations don't strictly follow physical geographic features to my knowledge. There are a lot of borders based off of rivers you can see have stayed the same despite the rivers moving (Serbia and Croatia's border is a prime example)
D: I don't know what 'define' means in this context, but if it means religion and geography are the main reasons Europe get's their borders is just flat out wrong. We already talked about geography, but religion doesn't effect European borders since most European countries are christians and are secular. The only example I can think off the top of my head of religion affecting borders is in Ireland when they separated the protestant north from the rest of the island which was catholic.
Hope this helped you out :)
Answer:
C. Establish respect for the office of the presidency is the correct answer.
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