Catherine the Great

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Catherine the Great
                                    

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Where did Catherine rule?
The dark green is all the Russian land and the
area where the arrow is pointing to was added by
Catherine the Great !
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A bump along the road

• One conflict the Catherine Great faced was from
  1788 to 1790, Russia fought the Russo-Swedish War
  against Sweden.
• Catherine and her Russian troops responded to the
  Swedes with a great force and teamed up with
  Denmark to defeat the Swedes.

The Russian fleet before the Battle of Hogland.
After the battle began
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Another bump

• Catherine was a afraid that the May Constitution
  of Poland might lead to a regained power for the
  Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and that the
  growth of democracy inside Poland would threaten
  the European monarchies.
• So Catherine took the lead in the partitions of
  Poland in the 1790s so that she and other
  European monarchs could control the Polish threat.

This map shows the three partitions of Poland.
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What did Cathy have in common with all the other
monarchs?

• Like all of the other monarchs we studied,
  Catherine the Great of Russia ruled as a monarch.
  Also like all of the other rulers, Catherine the
  Great tried to expand Russias borders, increase
  its power as a dominant European nation, and
  fought many wars.
• Also like all the other monarchs, Catherine the
  Great did not please everyone. Although she
  would make great strides for some groups of
  people, like nobles and her government officials,
  the lower classes were usually condemned to a
  life of poverty. This is the same for many of
  the other monarchs as well.

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What did Cathy have in common with at least two
of the other monarchs?

• Peter the Great of Russia
• Frederick The Great of Prussia
• Ironically enough three of the monarchs that have
  a lot in common are all considered Great!
• Catherine, Peter, and Frederick are all from
  similar areas so they have some cultural and
  geographic similarities.
• All three also fought many wars to protect and
  promote the growth of their respective countries.
• They are all greats and I think this name is
  fitting, they all did great things for their
  countrys government, people, and power.
  Although they were all dictators they were,
  great!!

Peter!
Frederick!
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Friend or Foe?

• The monarch that would get along the best with
  Catherine the Great is Peter the Great. They were
  both rulers of Russia and both believed in
  westernization. Peter the Great improved
  education and encouraged trade while Catherine
  the Great set up schools for boys and girls and
  won a warm-water port on the Black Sea. These two
  monarchs would have gotten along very well.

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Cant we all just get along?

• Charles I and Catherine The Great would not get
  along. Catherine The Great would not have agreed
  with the way Charles I decided to rule. Charles I
  would put his enemies in prison without a trail,
  collected very high taxes and angered the
  puritans. He also dissolved the Parliament for 11
  years because they tried to stop him. Charles I
  was then beheaded in 1649 by Parliament. He was
  the first European king to be tried and executed
  by his own Parliament.

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Has Russia changed??
Modern Russia
Russia in 1762
Yes, Russia has changed a lot. Catherine the
Great really worked on expanding Russias borders
and as you can see on the map, it has expanding
even more since her reign.
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Modern Government vs. Back in the Day

• Today, Russia has a federation government. It is
  based on civil law system. The judicial branch
  reviews the legislative acts.
• When Catherine the Great ruled, it was a monarchy
  government type. There was a Parliament but
  Catherine the Great was the overall ruler.

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Which monarch would you choose?

• I would want to live under the rule of Louis XIV
  of France because during his rule life was good
  in France. Even though he spent all the countries
  money, it improved life. He also spent a lot of
  time renewing the arts in France. He seemed like
  a great ruler!

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Which country would I move to?....

• If I had to move to one of the countries that we
  learned about, I would have to choose England.
• England is very similar to the United States in
  its government views, culture, and there is no
  language barrier!
• Plus who wouldnt love to have an English accent
  and eat fish n chips?!