Potemkin peacefully annexed which region in 1783?
Crimea
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Answer
In 1783, the Russian Empire peacefully annexed the Crimean Khanate, a region located in the southern part of what is now Ukraine. This was done after the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, which gave Russia control over the Crimean Khanate. The annexation of the Crimean Khanate was part of a larger Russian effort to expand its territory in the Black Sea region.
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