Critical Thinking Questions   Map List       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     1. Russian leaders strove hard to gain a warm water port. Why was this so important to them? Why would the other great powers in Europe not want Russia to achieve this goal? 2. Which leader made the greatest gains in the struggle for a warm water port in the south? 3. How close did the Pugachev rebellion come to Moscow? In what ways could internal rebellions diminish the power of a state?