expansionism
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Many Mexicans tend to sympathize with Cuba because of historic concerns about U.S. expansionism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The US marked its diplomatic presence at the presidential country retreat by brokering a thaw in the relationship of the two pacific nations in the face of growing Chinese expansionism.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2023
General Brown and Mr. Austin would advise Mr. Biden on national security matters from the war in Ukraine to China’s military expansionism in the Asia-Pacific region.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
But the Qin’s imperial blueprint—uniform laws, consistent weights and measurements, a centralized bureaucracy, and early focus on expansionism to ward off “barbarians” in the north—provided the scaffolding for the Han’s greatness.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Many thinkers view the economic expansionism of our time, together with the vigorous technology which it fosters and is fostered by, as the only means toward this end.
From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.
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STAAR U.S. History 2
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Chapter 23: Rise to World Power
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