5/20/2023 0 Comments World conqueror 2 reviewĪn opposite view was expressed by Hans Morgenthau in 1948. However, with the full size and scope of the world known, it has been said that "world domination is an impossible goal", and specifically that "no single nation however big and powerful can dominate a world" of well over a hundred interdependent nations and billions of people. In the 4th century BCE, Alexander the Great notably expressed a desire to conquer the world, and a legend persists that after he completed his military conquest of the known ancient world, he "wept because he had no more worlds to conquer", as he was unaware of China farther to the east and had no way to know about civilizations in the Americas. However, domination can also be achieved by direct military force. This may be achieved by establishing a hegemony, an indirect form of government and of imperial dominance in which the hegemon (leader state) rules geopolitically subordinate states by means of its implied power-by the threat of force, rather than by direct military force. Historically, world domination has been thought of in terms of a nation expanding its power to the point that all other nations are subservient to it. The world's superpowers and potential superpowers rarely attempt to exert global influence through the types of territorial empire-building seen in history, but the influence of historical empires is still important and the idea of world domination is still socially and culturally relevant.īy 500 BC, Darius the Great had created the largest empire up until that time, but it was still only a fraction of the land and people of the Earth. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian Federation remains one of the few nations to pursue its goals through territorial conquest in the 21st century.īy the early 21st century, wars of territorial conquest were uncommon and the world's nations could attempt to resolve their differences through multilateral diplomacy under the auspices of global organizations like the United Nations and World Trade Organization. The cultural and economic unity of the Russian Empire allowed the rise of its successor state, the Soviet Union, a superpower whose military strength and ideology were major forces in global politics during the 20th century. The empire collapsed during the February Revolution in 1917, which saw Tsar Nicholas II abdicate. The Russian Empire, which controlled vast areas of Eurasia stretching from the Baltic region to outer Manchuria, reaching its largest extent in 1895.The Industrial Revolution that took place in the United Kingdom from the 18th century was spread to the rest of the globe through the expansion of the British Empire, enabling the development of an industrialized global economy. English is still the official language in many countries, most of which were former British colonies, and is widely spoken as a second language around the world. The empire went through a long period of decline and decolonization following the end of the Second World War, until it ceased to be a dominant force in world affairs. By 1921, the British Empire reached its height and dominated a quarter of the globe, controlling territory on each continent. The British Empire, originating under Elizabeth I, was the largest empire in history.Ensuring the stability of this trade route enabled commerce across Eurasia, accelerating the pace of economic and technological development around the world. It reached its greatest extent in 1309, when it controlled the region through which the Silk Road trade route ran. It eventually fractured and ended with the fall of the Yuan dynasty, which was established by Kublai Khan. The Mongol Empire, which in the 13th century under Genghis Khan came to control the largest continuous land empire in the world, spanning from East Asia to the Middle East and Eastern Europe.Some of the largest and more prominent empires include: However, these empires have had a global impact in cultural and economic terms that is still felt today. While various empires over the course of history have been able to expand and dominate large parts of the world, none have come close to conquering all the territory on Earth. The British Empire at its territorial peak in 1921
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