Their government was mostly consisting of corrupt bureaucrats and ineffective economic policies that mostly helped the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. In between them was a king who tried to implement some more liberal policies for the people, but Alexander III mostly reversed them all because he didn't want his autocracy to be challenged.<span />
Answer:
The French wanted to colonize African lands after losing territory during the Napoleonic and Seven Years war
Explanation:
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