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In 1848 France annexed Savoy but in 1849 Savoyards rised up and drove the french armies away, in 1860 however in the popular plebiscite 99.8% of the population voted in favour of Annexation, how was this suspicious result and French expansionism seen by the contemporary population of europe ?

by /u/RutilantBoss in /r/AskHistorians

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