Question

When Russia began expanding south toward the Black Sea it came into conflict with _____________ . which Tsar Nicholas I referred to as “the sick man of Europe”.

A. Poland
B. Sweden
C. Lithuania
D. the Ottoman Empire

Answer 1

When Russia began expanding south toward the Black Sea it came into conflict with THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE which Tsar Nicholas I referred to as “the sick man of Europe”.

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Answer 2

D. The Ottoman Empire.