 Complete the following phrase:  Its Second colonial empire began with the seizure of Algiers in 1830 and came for the most part to an end with the granting of independence to Algeria in 1962. The French imperial history was marked by numerous wars, large and small, and also by significant help to France itself from the colonials in the world wars. France took control of Algeria in 1830 but began in earnest to rebuild its worldwide empire after 1850, concentrating chiefly in North and West Africa French North Africa, French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, as well as South-East Asia French Indochina, with other conquests in the South Pacific New Caledonia, French Polynesia. France also twice attempted to make Mexico a colony in 183839 and in 1861-67 see Pastry War and 