The French Initiated a War with Mexico on the Basis

Multiple Choice

The French initiated a war with Mexico on the basis of

A) protecting Catholicism.
B) protecting French investments in an unstable political system.
C) unpaid debts owed by the Mexican government.
D) a French attempt to reinstate Spanish power in Mexico, since the Spanish and French thrones were related.
E) weakening the power of America in the Caribbean region.