Pacifism is defined as “opposition to war or violence of any kind”. In theory, pacifism is an abstraction that would make the world an idyllic place, but when several parties are on the opposites side of the spectrum and decide to take what they want from others by using brute force, is pacifism plausible if one wants to survive? Over the past nine centuries, empires from all over the world have been invading countries, slaughtering thousands to claim land and anything else that they felt is rightfully theirs. Colonizers like Britain, Portugal, and Spain are among the top empires to imperialize other nations until the people under their rule decided to fight back. Empires are always looking to expand to become more powerful and provide more
