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I thought an empire is created when you occupy other countries and impose your system upon them. Like Rome was an empire because it stretched way above the bord
by Ardit20 16y ago
I thought an empire is created when you occupy other countries and impose your system upon them. Like Rome was an empire because it stretched way above the borders or rome, or Mongolia, or persia, though maybe I have a wrong definition of empire.
But it seems that wikepedia agrees with me:
"Politically, an empire is a geographically extensive group of states and peoples (ethnic groups) united and ruled either by a monarch (emperor, empress) or an oligarchy. Geopolitically, the term empire has denoted very different, territorially-extreme states"
- madair 16y agoAhaha so it's about semantics. lol, take your time, then go read some Fukuyama and a few state department statements.
- Ardit20 16y agoIts not about semantics, it is about connecting a word to reality. America is not an empire. It is perhaps the most successful country on earth, it has great influence, but it is just a country. It might however be trying to become an empire with all those invasions, but it is hardly there yet.