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1. Second French Empire

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   By the early 1860s, faced with growing domestic opposition from industrial workers and liberal elites weary of authoritarianism, Napoleon III initiated the "Liberal Empire." This shift involved granting greater powers to the Legislative Body, including the right to question ministers and introduce limited amendments to legislation.
   However, the Emperor's attempt to solidify his regime through a final, unifying foreign pol…