Why did Louis XIV, Peter the Great, and Frederick the Great all build or expand the state bureaucracy? (1 point)(1 point)

Question

Responses

to increase the power of the nobility
to increase the power of the nobility

to expand their territory and foreign influence
to expand their territory and foreign influence

to increase national centralization of power
to increase national centralization of power

to remove the possibility of peasant revolts
to remove the possibility of peasant revolts

Answer 1

The correct response is to increase national centralization of power.

Louis XIV, Peter the Great, and Frederick the Great all sought to centralize authority in their respective states, diminishing the power of the nobility and establishing a more efficient and controlled administration to strengthen their rule and power.