There were many economy reasons for expanding. When you have more land you profit more. There would also more opportunity with more land.
Answer: <em>Unlike Athens, Sparta's economy depended on conquering other people and farming. Sparta's land was not enough to feed all of it's people. Most of the Spartan men spent their lives as warriors, Sparta used slaves to produce it's goods.</em>
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USSR (Russia) was led by Stalin