BRITISH EMPIRE; JAPANESE EMPIRE; FIGHTING SOME POWERFUL EMPIRES YET BECOMING THE 12TH BIGGEST ONE BECAUSE OF IT, ONLY LOST TO U.S. NUKES (MIND YOU HAD TROUBLE DUE TO WEATHER AND JAPANESE RESISTANCE) AND MANAGED TO TAKE DOWN EMPIRES (CHINA, UK, RUSSIA AND DUTCH); TAKING OVER TRIBES THAT DIDN'T HAVE GUNS OVER THE SPAN OF A FEW HUNDRED YEARS