March 19, 2023 at 4:00 am
The Arab invasion of the Persian and Byzantine Empires in the Middle East and Asia Minor also came when the Arabian Peninsula could no longer feed its rising population. The same analysis has been applied to the Mongol invasion that brought hungry tribes from far away Mongolia to the heart of Europe and the Middle East.
Rapid population growth was also a key factor in pushing the British on a path of empire-building from the 16th century onwards. In fact, the ability to export large numbers of peoples to new lands is often cited as one of the key factors in empire-building since time immemorial.
Finally, the Nazis claimed that post-Weimar Germany needed to invade Europe in search of "Lebensraum" (living space) to secure agricultural and energy resources needed to be a big power.
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