<span>We the People of the United States, in Order
to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic
Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general
Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States. So yes the answer would be to provide a common defense. </span>
The best option would be "<span>Nations must acquire new territories and become world powers in order to survive," since this extending the individual idea of Darwinism to nation-states. </span>
The answer is: The sea
Back then, the techology that exist to travel by sea was not as developed as it is today. If an empire decided to travel through the sea in order to do some conquests, that empire will risk several things, such as:
- Loss in directions
- The ships could be swallowed by harsh wheather in the middle of the sea
- It need a lot of resources to maintain the armies during the travel
The Triple Entente: <span>Britain, France, Russia
</span><span>The Triple Alliance: </span>Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy. (However, Italy's membership was meaningless and Italy fought alongside the Entente from April 1915)
<span>The Ottoman Empire, which fought alongside the Central Powers (from September 1914 on, was not a member of either.
</span><span>The US, which entered the war on the side of the Triple Entente was also not a member of either.</span>
To allow for a SUPER MAJORITY acting with wisdom and prudence to make small changes.
The framers understood the devastating evils of Direct Democracy.. and so should you