Exercises on Catherine the Great

With the accession to the throne of the Russian Empire in the 1760s, the main actions of Tsarina Catherine the Great were:

a) limiting the political influence of the Bolsheviks and arresting Stalin.

b) the division of Russian territory and promulgation of the Charter of Nobility.

c) the dissolution of the Russian Communist Party and the closing of the Gulags.

d) the victory against the Napoleonic Empire and annexation of France.

e) the beginning of the Russian nuclear program and creation of the KGB.

Catherine the Great became known as one of the representatives of the “Enlightened Despotism” of the 18th century. This kind of nickname was related to the influences that these despots (kings) absorbed from:

a) Nazism

b) anarchism

c) enlightenment

d) absolutism

e) positivism

Among the actions carried out by Catherine the Great, which most demonstrate the influence of intellectuals such as Voltaire and Diderot, was:

a) the construction of the concentration camps in the Gulags.

b) the defense of the authoritarian power of absolutist kings.

c) restriction of the freedom of thought of Russian subjects.

d) the construction of Moscow University.

e) the construction of the University of Berlin.

One ​​of the main enemies of the Russian Empire at the time of Catherine the Great, and against whom one of the main wars of the 18th century was waged, was:

a) the United States of America

b) The Brazilian Empire

c) The Portuguese Empire

d) The People's Republic of China.

e) the Turkish-Ottoman Empire.

Letter B

Catherine divided Russian territory into 44 different regions, which now have local administrations. In addition, she enacted the Charter of Nobility, which granted Russian nobles privileges such as exemption from taxes.

Letter C

The Enlightenment was the dominant intellectual current in 18th century Europe and influenced many political movements and kings who were still rooted in the absolutist tradition, such as Catherine the Great. But despite being a despot, Catherine opened her reign to the influence of some ideas of the Enlightenment.

Letter D

Catherine the Great had close relationships with Enlightenment intellectuals, so she was considered an enlightened despot, that is, she was influenced by the “Enlightenment”, the “Lights” movement. The creation of the University of Moscow had exactly this influence as a parameter.

Letter E

Catherine the Great was at the head of the Russian Empire when the Russo-Turkish War was fought from 1787 to 1792. The year 1786 was decisive for this war, as it was when Catherine succeeded, with the support of the Holy Roman Empire, the annexation of Crimea – region disputed by the Turks.