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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Nationalism

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One of the first steps that Alexander II of Russia took to make the nation more competitive with Western Europe was
  1. The liberation of the serfs
  2. The development of the navy
  3. Weakening the Orthodox Church
  4. Forbidding scientists to leave Russia
  5. Becoming more despotic than his father, Nicholas I
Explanation
Answer: A - Under Alexander II, the serfs were finally liberated in Russia in 1861. Alexander II recognized that Russia needed to follow Western models to be competitive, and loosened some of the more restrictive policies of his father and predecessor, Nicholas I. He allowed intellectuals to leave the country and encouraged the intellectuals who were moving away from the views of the Orthodox Church.
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