Answer:
Yes they did.
Step-by-step explanation:
Because they ruled in India and forced many farmers/ land owners to give them land at cheap rates or else brutal measures were taken on them
I don't know what you mean but russia sold Alaska for cheap to the u.s. and regretted it after the discovery of oil there.
If this isn't what you meant please edit or comment :)
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