France was a wealthier country than Britain, and its national debt was no greater than the British one. ... The financial strain of servicing old debt and the excesses of the current royal court caused dissatisfaction with the monarchy, contributed to national unrest, and culminated in the French Revolution of 1789.
To industrialize by making use of the massive supply of cheap labour.
Increased or territorial i believe from what i remember
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A. They were defeated by Germany and never able to fully recover because they started fighting before the were ready.
