Answer: They helped him by building the empires in the way that he meant it to be built.
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Nordic countries rank so high on the happiness report because they have things like free education and healthcare, low crime rates, cushy social security nets, a relatively homogeneous population and they're fairly prosperous. ... "We find happiness in our own pursuits," like our professional work and passions.
Britain and France, which should have come to the aid of the Chinese, were facing their own economic and military problems at the time, and did nothing. There was very little resistance.