European nations and eventually the United States expanded their influence and power in smaller nations. Why did European nations do this? What did they need?

the decreasing neutrality of the u. s. in world war i

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when arthor pulls out the sword

explanation:

becase he becomes !

i believe it was the shinto

the safahids used force when persuasion to convert from being a sunni muslim to embrace shi'ism was not effective. they also persecute shi'ites who have different views from their imposed teachings.