The correct answer is B) He used autocratic power to introduce rapid change.
The statement that best describes Peter the Great’s approach to westernization is "He used autocratic power to introduce rapid change."
Peter the Great (1672-1725) was the Russian Tsar that liked the Western culture and tried to establish reforms in Russia to adopt some Western traditions. The Tsar wanted to transform Russia into a great nation through some reforms based on Western ideas. He secularized schools, reformed the Russian Army according to Western standards, invested in having a strong navy, divide the territory into more manageable portions. To do all of this the Tsar had to use autocratic power to introduce rapid change.
