Yall history experts/buffs, is this true about the American Civil War?

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17. THis is sot've true

France was openly pro-South throughout the war, because they feared what a united US might do to their Mexican Empire. The US was against the French occupation of Mexico (which began in 1861), because of the Monroe Doctrine. The French were expelled in 1867 by Mexican rebels. The French however, would NEVER act without the British. The British were ambivalent, with most in the government favoring recognizing the South, and the common people being against it. The British did make plans for war during the Trent Affair, but they never actually got beyond the idea of bombarding the coast (pretty simple and obvious given their powerful navy). France never even made a plan. After Lee's retreat (its still debatable whether it was a defeat, thanks to McClellan's cowardice) from Antietam, and the ensuing Emancipation Proclamation, the British never again seriously thought of giving official recognition to the Confederacy. Without British support the French would never act, and didn't consequently.
Russia was pro-union throughout the war, and while one of its fleets did visit the US, I don't think they assured the US they would help in case of war with France and Britain.