The practice of spreading a nation's territorial or economic control beyond its borders:

A country under the control of a different country:

The policy of using economic investment to protect U.S. interests abroad:

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land:

A temporary government:

Disorder and lawlessness caused by lack of effective government:

An agreement to end fighting:

To ask for something or discuss something:

To exchange information or send messages:

To use, specifically to take advantage of:

To get rid of, remove, expel, or destroy:

A plan or aim, a dream:

To start or initiate, to set off:

At a later time, in the future:

Yearly, once a year: