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Question
Which of the following best explains why Ivan IV created the oprichnina during his reign?(1 point)
Responses
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 had been overthrown by the boyars and was trying to regain his power .
Ivan IV had been overthrown by the boyars and was trying to regain his power .
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 IV was struggling against the boyars and wanted to limit their power .
1 answer
The best explanation for 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 and a territory controlled directly by Ivan IV, where he ruled with an iron fist and established a separate police force to eliminate perceived threats, primarily from the boyar class.
