Expansionism is the doctrine of expanding the territorial base (or economic influence) of a country, usually by means of military aggression. Compare empire-building and Lebensraum. Aggression is sometimes used for beneficial purposes, for instance, by inducing intimidation and coercion during extremely rigorous physical training. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Lebensraum (from the German word for living space) is an idea that is most commonly known for being one of Nazi Germanys main justifications of its expansionist policies. ...

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 a international relations term that involves 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. ... Several articles deal with the theme of reunification: Chinese reunification German reunification Irish Reunification Korean reunification Polish reunification Cyprus reunification Vietnam reunification Yemen unification This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 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. ... Border stone at Passo San Giacomo between Val Formazza in Italy and Val Bedretto in Switzerland Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or subnational administrative divisions. ...

Modern Expansionism

• Akhand Bharat (seeks to create an enlarged India)
• Greater Israel (seeks to create an Israeli state including all of mandatory Palestine, the more extremist Kahanism movement seeks to create a state including all of Biblical Israel)
• Greater Albania (seeks to unite all ethnic Albanians in an enlarged state)
• Greater Hungary (seeks unite all ethnic Hungarians in an enlarged state)
• 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)
• Aztlan (seeks to include south-west U.S. in an enlarged Mexico)
• White Nationalism (seeks to create a "white homeland" in the U.S.)

Akhanda Bharatam (literally undivided India) is the historic homeland of the Hindus, before Islamic conquest and colonial partition, which resulted in the subsequent conversion of a significant number to Islam and Christianity. ... Greater Israel is a term used related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that refers to the maximal extension of the state of Israel : According to the mainstream Israeli right-wing and to the western media, the term refers to a state of Israel established on the whole mandatory Palestine, ie... Speaking:US-born Rabbi Meir Kahane, leader of the Kach party in the Israeli Knesset. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Also see: Greater Hungary (disambiguation page) Map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: the lighter green shows Hungary proper and the darker green shows autonomous Croatia-Slavonia within Hungary. ... This article is about the region. ... In the early 1940s, the Moroccan nationalist party - Istiqlal - used the concept of Greater Morocco as a propaganda tool to rally support of Moroccan citizens against French colonial rule. ... Almoravides (In Arabic المرابطون al-Murabitun, sing. ... Greater Serbia is a name for a Serbian nationalist concept. ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Greater Somalia is an ideology that seeks to create a unified Somali state in the Horn of Africa. ... Headline text Greater Syria, also known (in a historic context) as Syria, or Bilad ash-Sham (بلاد الشام, its Arabic name) is a historic region in the Middle East bordering the Mediterranean. ... Aztl n is the Aztec/Mexica place of origin in Northern Mexico — perhaps in the area of the present-day southwestern US states or perhaps an island in part of the modern Mexican state of Nayarit. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal... // White nationalism is a political and social movement to advance the social and economic interests of white or Caucasian people. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal...

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
• Croatia sought to create an enlarged ethnically 'pure' Greater Croatia
• Greece sought to expand its territory in order to have all Greeks united (Enosis) in one country
• Italy (during the rule of Benito Mussolini) sought to enlarge its territory in Europe
• Japan sought to expand its territory in Asia during the inter-war years
• Nazi Germany sought to unite all ethnic Germans and take land in the east (see Lebensraum)
• Serbia sought to create an enlarged ethnically 'pure' Greater Serbia
• USA (see Manifest Destiny) sought to expand into Mexico, taking what is roughly today's California, Nevada, Texas, and New Mexico.
• Europeans sought to expand to North America.
• The Soviet Union sought to expand into Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Central Asia.