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In general, expansionism consists of expansionist policies. While some have linked the term to promoting economic growth (in contrast to no growth / sustainable policies), more commonly expansionism refers to the doctrine of a nation's expanding its territorial base (or economic influence) usually by means of military aggression. Compare empire-building and Lebensraum. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... World GDP/capita changed very little for most of human history before the industrial revolution. ... Forests on San Juan Island in Washington. ... In psychology and other social and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior that is intended to cause harm or pain. ... Scholars debate about what exactly constitutes an empire (from the Latin imperium, denoting military command within the ancient Roman government). ... Lebensraum (German for habitat or living space) was one of the major political ideas of Adolf Hitler, and an important component of Nazi ideology. ...

Irredentism, revanchism or reunification are sometimes used to justify and legitimize expansionism, but only when the explicit goal is to reconquer territories that have been lost, or even to take over ancestral lands. A simple territorial dispute, such as a border dispute, is not usually referred to as expansionism. irredentism is position advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity and/or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. ... Revanchism (from French revanche, revenge) is a term used since the 1870s to describe political campaigns to reverse territorial losses incurred by a country during previous wars and strifes, sometimes quite distant in time. ... Reunification is the political unification of separate political entities which had previously been united. ... A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession/control of land by one state after it has conquered it from a former state no longer currently recognized by the occupying power. ... Self-illuminating Border flower pot between Burghausen, Salzach(river) in Germany and Ach in Austria. ...

Modern expansionism

• Akhand Bharat (seeks to create an enlarged India in the Indian Subcontinent and undo the partition of British India. Includes other historical and culturally affiliated entities such as Afghanistan,Tibet,Sri Lanka , Maldives, Nepal , Bhutan)
• American Empire
• Aztlan (seeks to include south-west U.S. in an enlarged Mexico)
• Greater Albania (seeks to unite all ethnic Albanians in an enlarged state)
• Greater China (seeks to reunite Taiwan with mainland China, take over islands in the South China Sea, and, at least among some elements in the People's Republic of China, capture territory currently held by North Korea)
• Croatia to create an enlarged ethnically 'pure' Greater Croatia
• Greater Hungary (seeks unite all ethnic Hungarians in an enlarged state)
• Greater Israel (seeks to create an Israeli state including all of mandatory Palestine)
• Greater Bulgaria (seeks to create a Bulgarian state including all of Macedonia, Thrace and Dobrudja)
• Greater Mongolia (seeks unite all ethnic Mongolians in an enlarged state)
• Greater Morocco (seeks to expand Moroccan territory to encompass areas ruled by the Almoravid Empire in the past)
• Greater Serbia (seeks to unite all Serbs in an enlarged state)
• Greater Somalia (seeks to unite all Somalis in an enlarged state)
• Greater Syria (seeks to create an enlarged Syria encompassing the whole of the north-west Middle East)
• Kahanism (seeks to create a state including all of Biblical Israel)
• United Macedonia (seeks to create an enlarged Republic of Macedonia covering all of traditional Macedonia
• Pan-Turkism (seeks to unite all Turkic peoples in one modern state)
• Greater Iraq by invading Kuwait
• Greater Iran by taking over shia part of Iraq

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Past expansionism

• Afghanistan sought to create an enlarged Greater Afghanistan, specifically to absorb land inhabited by Pashtuns in the North West Frontier Province in modern Pakistan ^{[citation needed]}
• Greece sought to expand its territory in order to have all Greeks united (Megali Idea) in one country.
• Italy (during the rule of Benito Mussolini) sought to enlarge its territory in Europe.
• Japan sought to expand to a vast territory of China, Sothern Asia, and Asian Pacific during WWII.
• Nazi Germany sought to unite all ethnic Germans and take land in the east (see Lebensraum)
• USA (see Manifest Destiny) sought to expand into all of Canada during the War of 1812 and later with the Annexation Bill of 1866. Also sought to expand into Mexico, taking what is roughly today's California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.
• Europeans sought to expand to around the world with colonialism (see Imperialism)
• The Ottoman Empire expanded its territory from Asia in today's Turkey into Africa and Europe from 1453 to 1683.

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See also

• List of Irredentist states

Irredentist disputes Not all territorial disputes are irredentist, although they are often couched in irredentist rhetoric to justify and legitimize such claims both internationally and within the country. ...

External links

• "Expansionism / Imperialism" from Project Worldview