territorial expansionism
Acquiring new lands
Territorial expansionism is a policy or ideology favoring the acquisition of new land, typically by a nation seeking to extend its borders through conquest, colonization, or annexation.
The term often carries critical connotations, suggesting aggressive or imperialist ambitions: Manifest Destiny justified American territorial expansionism across the continent.
Distinguished from mere border disputes by its systematic pursuit of growth.
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- colonial empireState with conquered territories
scramble for Africa · manifest destiny · empire · invasion · frontier · land grab · dominion · sovereignty · borders · buffer zone · settler · occupation · iron fist · hegemony · sphere of influence · new world order · subjugation · outpost
territorial expansionismisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · neutrality · insularity · autarky · Monroe Doctrine
territorial expansionismdecolonization
Ending imperial control
withdrawal · partition · secession · relinquishment · retreat
territorial expansionismanti-imperialism
Opposition to foreign domination
peaceful coexistence · self-determination · anti-colonialism · collective security · national sovereignty
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