I think aggressive ambition of conquest and empire building
1928. <span>As the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the </span>1928<span> election, Smith in turn asked Roosevelt to run for governor in the state election.</span>
the best definition for empire is an area or political unit in which formerly independent states are under the control of one ruler. Hope it helped
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You can read about that on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment
Or here on history.com: https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/enlightenment