Lebensraum

Discipline: Political Science

The additional territory a nation needs to continue its existence or well-being.

The word is of German origin. Its verbatim translation is "living space".

First used by Friedrich Ratsel in 1896, the term was popularized by the Nazis to justify expansionist policies.

Also see:

· expansionism
· fascism
· irredentism
· mare nostrum
· nationalism

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