If you were planning to conquer the world, which country would you start with?

Question

And remember, the stronger the country you start with, the more difficult it is to start. So perhaps it's best to start a little smaller and work your way up. Or perhaps not. What would you do?

Assume existing technologies.

Answer 1

Russia. Still has the making of a powerful military, but in complete shambles, easier to conquer. Also rich in natural resources and fuel for the supplies I would need.

Answer 2

Bring it a little closer to home: How about "If you were planning to rob your neighbors, which one would you start with?"

In that case, find one who is both weak and unpopular. Get your propoganda right as to why they forced you to do it and some of your neighbors might even jump in with you. With your new allies, you could knock over more and stronger neighbors even quicker. You could become king of the block and then king of the city in no time. Keep an eye on your allies, tho.

In the end, a thief is a thief, whether he is an emperor, a president or just the guy next door.

Answer 3

If I was planning on conquering the world I would start with France first, it would be a bloodless battle that would take just couple weeks, for all the frenchies now is We Surrender!

Just ask Germany.... grins....1870 1918* and 1940*

* There enslavement would have been for good had it not been for the American who went over there and saved there butts!

Answer 4

i imagine that those conquerors that you stated did not conquer the finished international, and spent the era of time at the same time as they conquered very most of the international hoping that they'd save administration of it. yet i imagine that anybody that tries to conquer the finished international has an same elementary difficulty that they probably weren't sane in the first position, yet then had surrounded themselves with "convinced men", so there is not any genuine international impact of their lives, and all of those rulers bypass senile. for this reason, through conquering the finished international, there is not any longer something to attain, because the international is then formed for your human being intentions, and at that factor, the finished international would revolve round you, so there will be no longer something to study or do yet attempt to carry onto that administration, and at the same time as they administration the finished international, the international in fact is them, so there is actual no longer something to do.

Answer 5

I would certainly start with Eurasia, strategically with the Caucasus. I agree with the geopolitical theories: İf you control EURASIA you can control ASIA, if u control Asia u can control the Big Island of FAR EAST (the island chain of Taiwan, Japan...), and if u control the Asian island chain u can control the island states of America and Australia-the whole world. So all big civilizations got rooted in the intersection area of MIDDLE EAST and it still goes on like that...If u conquer the heart all the rest then belongs to u, like for people...

Answer 6

id first conquer the sneaky chinese, to gain access to the great mass of soldiers they have, then the rest of the smaller asian nations starting with Japan and ending with the larger russian empire. After that id have an unstopable force and then continue on to the rest of the world

Answer 7

I would start of with the U.S. because this way you can get rid of your strongest enemy and not waist any money solders or artillery trying to conquer a smaller less powerful country.

Answer 8

I have no immediate plans to conquer the world but I would probably start with the south pole.

Answer 9

Yes with all existing and coming technologies I would still start with conquering hearts. Rest is geography and terrain and oceans.

Answer 10

Is this a Risk question? If I were USA I'd start with Mexico. Once that's done, central and south america are pretty easy, saving Brazil for last.

No, we don't even want Canada.