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Napoleon was the Emperor of France at the time. He supported the Confederacy because with a divided United States, it was a weaker country and he could move Westward and build and empire in Mexico. Emperor Napoleon named Maximillian of Hapsburg Emperor of Mexico. Once the Civil War ended, the United States focused on getting rid of Napoleon, and with the threat of the United States Napoleon withdrew.
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