Which of the following best explains why Ivan IV created the oprichnina during his reign?(1 point) Responses Ivan was not popular in cities like Novgorod where people rose up against his rule. Ivan was not popular in cities like Novgorod where people rose up against his rule. Ivan no longer had a good relationship with the Russian Orthodox Christian Church and wanted to destroy it. Ivan no longer had a good relationship with the Russian Orthodox Christian Church and wanted to destroy it. Ivan IV was struggling against the boyars and wanted to limit their power . Ivan IV was struggling against the boyars and wanted to limit their power . Ivan IV had been overthrown by the boyars and was trying to regain his power .

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Which of the following best explains why Ivan IV created the oprichnina during his reign?(1 point) Responses Ivan was not popular in cities like Novgorod where people rose up against his rule. Ivan was not popular in cities like Novgorod where people rose up against his rule. Ivan no longer had a good relationship with the Russian Orthodox Christian Church and wanted to destroy it. Ivan no longer had a good relationship with the Russian Orthodox Christian Church and wanted to destroy it. Ivan IV was struggling against the boyars and wanted to limit their power . Ivan IV was struggling against the boyars and wanted to limit their power . Ivan IV had been overthrown by the boyars and was trying to regain his power .

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The response that best explains why Ivan IV created the oprichnina during his reign is: Ivan IV was struggling against the boyars and wanted to limit their power.

The oprichnina was a policy implemented by Ivan IV (also known as Ivan the Terrible) to consolidate his power and weaken the influence of the nobility (boyars). It allowed him to create a separate administrative region loyal directly to him, enabling him to control and suppress potential threats from the boyars and other elites in Russian society.