Russia- 2
Japan- 2
Great Britain- 1
France- 1
Bulgaria- 1
Austria Hungary- 2
Germany- 2
Ottoman Empire- 2
Germany was sinking U.S. merchant ships
I'd have to say the westward expansion. mainly because cheap land, economic opportunities
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 />
