They did not mind holding talks with the Germans as a means of exposing German imperial ambitions ( territorial gains, reparations, etc.

Abraham cautions that slave trading should not be exaggerated as a cause: the Africans were perfectly capable of finding reasons of their own to fight: territorial and political ambitions were present.

Denounced by other Bolshevik leaders for exceeding his instructions and exposing Bolshevist Russia to the threat of invasion, Trotsky subsequently defended his action on the grounds that the Bolshevik leaders had originally entered the peace talks in the hope of exposing their enemies ' territorial ambitions and rousing the workers of central Europe to revolution in defense of Russia's new workers ' state.

In the process, Baekje came into fierce confrontation with Goguryeo and the Chinese commanderies in the vicinity of its territorial ambitions.

However the borders were also defended against the political and territorial ambitions of the Kingdoms of León and Castile.

However, it was not until 1741 — the time of the Vitus Bering expedition, when the territorial ambitions of Tsarist Russia towards North America became known — that King Philip V felt such installations were necessary in Upper California.

Algeria, although not asserting any territorial ambitions of its own, was averse to the absorption of the territory by any of its neighbors and called for self-determination for the Saharan people.

) They meet up with Fiona and discover that the Logrus is making an attempt to damage Corwin's Pattern: but Merlin refuses to help Mandor and Fiona learn more, and returns to Amber, only to be embroiled in diplomatic controversy: in order to avoid Luke's possible accession to the throne of the Shadow kingdom Kashfa, Random is playing politics to put his own candidate on the throne, and the neighbouring kingdom of Begma objects to that particular candidate's territorial ambitions.

Unlike Austria, neither country had any secret territorial ambitions, they both simply sought the removal of Napoleon.

Tandem diplomatic relations between the Sarawak Government ( Brooke Rajah ) and Britain ( East India Company and the Royal Navy ) acted as a pivot and a deterrence to the former's territorial ambitions, against the Dutch administration in the Kalimantan regions and client sultanates.

While ardently pro-Japanese at the beginning, Phibunsongkhram and his administration soon considerably, but cordially, distanced itself from Japan following the aftermath of the French-Thai War, which lasted from October 1940 to May 1941, when Japanese territorial ambitions were skilfully realized during the peace talks.

Wilson and his staff did not agree with Lloyd George's insistence on retaining an occupation force in Turkey and his support for Greek territorial ambitions in Asia Minor ( Treaty of Sèvres, 1920 ).

The western Allies ' substantial accession to Japan's territorial ambitions at China's expense led to the May Fourth Movement in China, a social and political movement that had profound influence over subsequent Chinese history.

After the conquest, he was very conciliatory to Jahangir, claiming he had only taken back what was rightly his and disavowing any further territorial ambitions.

Although nearly all the fighting took place in northern China, Japan had important territorial ambitions in southern China.

It appears that the leadership in Phnom Penh was seized with immense territorial ambitions, i. e., to recover Kampuchea Krom, the Mekong Delta region, which they regarded as Khmer territory.

The castle would also act as a buffer against Llewelyn's own territorial ambitions and was attacked by the Prince of Wales ' forces before construction was completed in 1270.

The formation of his force of volunteers in Uruguay, his mastery of the techniques of guerilla warfare, his opposition to the Emperor of Brazil and Argentine territorial ambitions ( perceived by liberals as also imperialist ), and his victories in the battles of Cerro and Sant ' Antonio in 1846 that assured the independence of Uruguay, made Garibaldi and his followers heroes in Italy and Europe.

When his territorial ambitions towards Austria-Hungary were shattered during the Paris Peace Conference, his party lost power again, and Sonnino retired from politics.

Statehood was regarded as fairly imminent, but territorial ambitions for statehood were thwarted at the end of 1865 by a veto by President Andrew Johnson.

A balance of power would be restored in the Western Hemisphere as the United States ’ territorial ambitions would be restricted.

Finally defeating the Turks decisively after the many inconclusive Russo-Turkish wars of the past, many Russians expected “ something colossal ” – a re-imagining of the Balkan borders in support of Russian territorial ambitions.

Statehood was regarded as fairly imminent, but territorial ambitions for statehood were thwarted at the end of 1865 by a veto by President Andrew Johnson.

Gaddafi dreamed of forming a Saharan regiment, made up of the best young Tuareg fighters, to further his territorial ambitions in Chad, Niger, and elsewhere.

After a referendum on territorial autonomy on 28 September 1958, French Equatorial Africa was dissolved, and its four constituent states – Gabon, Congo ( Brazzaville ), the Central African Republic, and Chad became autonomous members of the French Community from 28 November 1958.

The rank of commodore derives from the French commandeur, which was one of the highest ranks in orders of knighthood, and in military orders the title of the knight in charge of a commenda ( a local part of the order's territorial possessions ).

The French considered the presence of the Russians as a violation of their territorial rights and dispatched two gunboats.

Louis XIV had hoped that a show of force would lead to a quick resolution to his dynastic and territorial disputes with the princes of the Empire along his eastern border, but his intimidatory moves only strengthened German resolve, and in May 1689 Leopold I and the Dutch signed an offensive compact aimed at repelling French aggression.

Animated map of French territorial losses and gains from 985 to 1947.

* territorial dispute between Suriname and French Guiana

Mussolini believed that following a brief entry of Italy into war with France, followed by the imminent French surrender, Italy could gain some territorial concessions from France and then concentrate its forces on a major offensive in Egypt where British and Commonwealth forces were outnumbered by Italian forces.

The new armed forces were formed by incorporating some of the former French soldiers, after a careful screening process to determine political reliability, with members of the former territorial Gendarmie to form the People's Army of Guinea ( L ' Armee Populaire de Guinee ).

Further to the north, Saint-Barthélemy and the northern French part of Saint Martin once came under the jurisdiction of Guadeloupe but on 7 December 2003, both of these areas voted to become an overseas territorial collectivity, a decision which took effect on 22 February 2007.

* 1956 – The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.

The Kerguelen Islands, along with the islands of Amsterdam and St. Paul, and the Crozet archipelago were officially annexed by France in 1893, and were included as possessions in the French constitution in 1924 ( in addition to that portion of Antarctica claimed by France and known as Adélie Land ; as with all Antarctic territorial claims, France's possession on the continent is held in abeyance until a new international treaty is ratified that defines each claimant's rights and obligations ).

Finally, the territorial Congress is allowed to pass statutes that are derogatory to French law in a certain number of areas.

Together with other smaller islands in the River Niger, it was the main object of a territorial dispute between Niger and Benin, which had begun when the two entities were still under French rule.

In the federal ( bicameral ) kingdom of Belgium, there is a curious asymmetrical constellation serving as directly elected legislatures for three " territorial " regions — Flanders ( Dutch ), Brussels ( bilingual, certain peculiarities of competence, also the only region not comprising any of the 10 provinces ) and Wallonia ( French )— and three cultural communities — Flemish ( Dutch, competent in Flanders and for the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Brussels ), Francophone ( French, for Wallonia and for Francophones in Brussels ) and German ( for speakers of that language in a few designated municipalities in the east of the Walloon Region, living alongside Francophones but under two different regimes )

The number of departments, initially 83, was increased to 130 by 1809 with the territorial gains of the Republic and of the First French Empire ( see Provinces of the Netherlands for the annexed Dutch departments ).

His fear lest Russia should demand a stretch of coast along the Varanger Fjord induced him to remain neutral during the Crimean War, and, subsequently, to conclude an alliance with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Second French Empire ( 25 November 1855 ) for preserving the territorial integrity of Sweden-Norway.

The issues of conflicting territorial claims between British and French colonies in North America were turned over to a commission to resolve, but it reached no decision.

After World War II, the Mossi actively pressured the French for separate territorial status and on September 4, 1947, Upper Volta became a French West African territory again in its own right.

A turning point in relations with France was reached with the 1956 Overseas Reform Act ( Loi Cadre ), which transferred a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa and also removed remaining voting inequalities.