Imperialism

In my last post I wrote about my great investment in a war to expand my territory. I ended up winning the war and am now building new cities in Australia. At this point in the game there are two very large civs, my civ (which is on the rise), and three puny civs that have no chance of getting back in the game. The two large civs have not expanded for quite some time, while I have been crossing oceans to build new cities in the lands that I have conquered.

My actions are comparable to those of Great Britain in its imperialistic era. The British were land and natural resource hungry, so they set up colonies all over the world, from the New World to India. They moved in and defeated anyone who opposed them. I have taken the same strategy and am driven by the same desires that the British had. As the world map seemed to be shrinking due to new technologies like airplanes, I knew that I would need to take advantage of the resources around me before one of the already larger civs did. Imperialism was my only way of catching up with them.

Now that I have more land and power, the gap between my civ and the two larger civs has decreased. I don't have to worry so much about defending myself because a war would bring either one of them huge losses. I can now focus on increasing my civ's culture and technology. Improving my new cities is my goal, and I won't need to expand (nor would I be able to) for awhile.

Defeating those who oppose you is only the first step in imperialism. The next step will be difficult, as I need to get my new cities up and running quickly before somebody else tries to come in and take over. After America was discovered control of the land changed hands quite a few times, and that is why we see French, Spanish, and English influences today. If everything goes according to plan and no one else tries to take over, the Australian continent will only be subjected to my Viking cultural influence. I need to protect my investment, after all.