Answer to Question #97706 in Physical geography for Kaden

Question

Czar peter the great began expanding The Russian Empire into central Asia has he wanted control of the silk road

Answer 1

Peter the Great began the great expansion effort in the central Asia in bid to make one of the largest empires in the human history but not specifically to get access of the Silk Road. Through the expansion, the empire was to take control of every resource in the region. However the British developed rivalry among Russian when they started to expand their territory towards India.