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Foreign affairs and wars: Sweden; Turkey and Crimea; wars with Poland and its partition.
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Catherine the Great and Russia, 1762–1796
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Foreign affairs and wars: Sweden; Turkey and Crimea; wars with Poland and its partition
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Which of the following territories did Catherine the Great acquire from the Ottoman Empire during her reign?
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Catherine the Great successfully annexed Crimea from the Ottoman Empire in 1783.
Key terms
- Enlightenment: An intellectual movement in the 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.
- Ottoman Empire: A historical empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to the early 20th century.
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Overgeneralizing Catherine's achievements: Acknowledge the contributions of military leaders and the broader European context in shaping the outcomes of her foreign policy.
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