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'''[[World domination]]''' is the concept of a single power or ideology dominating the world.
[[Image:BattleofIssus333BC-mosaic-detail1.jpg|thumb|right|Alexander the Great]]
[[Image:PhilipII.jpg|thumb|right|[[Philip II]] of Spain]]
[[Image:Napoleon4.jpg|thumb|right|Napoleon Bonaparte]]
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'''World domination''' or '''global domination''' may also refer to:
The concept of '''world domination''' has long been a popular theme in both [[history]] and [[fiction]]. The quest for '''global domination''' is [[colloquial]]ly referred to as '''taking over the world''' and there are single individuals in both history (for example, [[Alexander the Great]]) and fiction (for example, [[Khan Noonien Singh]], a villain from [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]), who have attempted to ''take over the world''.


==Music==
==Ideologies advocating world domination==
* [[World Domination Enterprises]], a UK independent rock band
===Religious ideologies advocating world domination===
* [[World Domination Recordings]], a US record label
* [[World Domination (The Re-Visit)]], a continuation of The Pussycat Dolls tour - World Domination Tour


===Albums===
[[Proselytism|Proselytising]] [[religion]]s such as [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]] are [[Universalism|universalist]], viewing it as their task to convert as many people as possible to their religion, without restrictions on national or ethnic origin. This ''spiritual'' domination (see, for example, [[Kingdom of Heaven]]) is usually by most people seen to be distinct from a ''temporal'' domination, but certain fringe groupings within these religions have an established goal of global [[theocracy]].
* [[World Domination (Band-Maid album)|''World Domination'' (Band-Maid album)]], 2018
* [[World Domination (Kompressor album)|''World Domination'' (Kompressor album)]], 2001


===Songs===
===Political ideologies advocating world domination===
* "World Domination", a 1986 hit single by [[the Belle Stars]]
* "World Domination", a song by Joey Badass from ''[[1999 (mixtape)|1999]]''


==Other==
Similarly, some devoted adherents of many different ideologies, such as [[anarchism]], [[democracy]], [[communism]] (especially [[Trotskyism]]), [[Nazism]], [[neoconservatism]], [[social democracy]], [[liberalism]] or [[libertarianism]] view their credo as the ideal form of societal organisation, and actively encourage its implementation throughout the world. The period of the [[Cold War]] in particular was seen as a period of intense ideological polarization across the globe, with supporters of the two rival camps expressing hope that their ideology would emerge triumphant over the other and become the pre-eminent form of government worldwide. Elements within the allied blocs led by the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[United States]] accused each other of having objectives of global domination.
* ''[[Family Guy: Stewie's Guide to World Domination]]'', a 2005 humor book about the TV show ''Family Guy'' written by producer Steve Callaghan
*''[[Age of Empires: World Domination]]'', 2015 mobile real-time strategy game


== See also ==
After the end of the Cold War, and the Soviet Union's collapse, [[Francis Fukuyama]] in ''[[The End of History and the Last Man|The End of History]]'' predicted that [[liberal democracy]] would become the favoured form of government throughout the earth. This period was called by some the [[new world order]].
* ''[[Global Conquest]]'', a 1992 computer game
* [[Global Domination (video game)|''Global Domination'' (video game)]], a 1993 computer game
* [[World Conquest (play-by-mail game)]]
* [[Superpower]], a state with a leading position in the international system and the ability to influence events in its own interest by global projection of power
* [[World government]], the notion of a single common political authority for all of humanity
* [[Global governance]], the political interaction of transnational actors
* [[List of largest empires]] by maximum extent of land area occupied
* [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)]], theories whose theme is that a powerful and secretive elite of globalists are conspiring to eventually rule the world through an autonomous world government
* [[Risk (game)|''Risk'' (game)]] or ''La Conquête du Monde'', a strategy board game
* ''[[Conquer the World]]'', a compilation of strategy games by Microprose
* {{intitle|World domination}}
* {{Lookfrom|World Domination}}


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==Arnold Toynbee's concept of a universal state==

Before modern times, the reach of political control and military force was limited by rudimentary transportation technologies and knowledge of geography. The [[Roman Empire]] had goals of global domination, and indeed the empire was able to conquer most of the "known world" (i.e., the [[Mediterranean]]) throughout its long history. The [[Qin dynasty|Qin]] and [[Han dynasty|Han]] dynasties as well as the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] of China were also successful in conquering the known world of [[Chinese civilization]]. Historian [[Arnold Toynbee]] used the term ''Universal State'' to refer to an empire like the Roman Empire or Chinese Empire that conquered the entire world known to a particular civilization. <ref> Toynbee, Arnold ''A Study of History--Volume XII: Reconsiderations'' London:1961--Oxford University Press Pages 308-313 "Universal States". </ref>

==Examples of universal states==
===Persian Empire===

The [[Persian Empire]] was the [[world]]'s first great [[empire]]. At its height in 525 BC under [[Cyrus II the Great]], it was Earth's first ''sole superpower''.

===Macedonian Empire===

The [[Macedon|Macedonian Empire]] was formed as a result of [[Alexander the Great]]'s conquest of the [[Persian Empire]]. At his death in 323 BC it encompassed most of the world that was known to the [[Ancient Greeks|ancient Greeks]].

===Mauryan Empire===

[[Ashoka the Great]] of [[History of India|India]], after defeating the Kingdom of [[Kalinga]] in the [[Kalinga War]] and witnessing the bloodshed that resulted from the war, renounced violence, and at the height of his empire in 250 BC adopted [[Buddhism]]. He became a person who is sometimes regarded as the most enlightened ruler throughout history and envisioned a world governed by the compassionate [[eightfold path]] of Buddhism, sending out missionaries from [[Ancient India]] to as far as [[Ancient Rome]] and [[Egypt]].

===Roman Empire===

As noted above, the [[Roman Empire]] at its height in under the emperor [[Trajan]] in 117 AD had conquered the entire area of the [[Classical civilization|Greco-Roman civilization]].

===Arab Caliphate===

The [[Arab Caliphate]], which reached its maximum extent in the 8th century, had as its express goal the conquest of the world for and by [[Islam]].

===Mongol Empire===

The [[Mongol Empire]] ([[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]: Их Монгол Улс, meaning "''Greater Mongol Nation''"; 1206–1405) was the largest contiguous land empire in history, covering over 33 million km² <ref name = "EarthRule">http://www.hostkingdom.net/earthrul.html</ref> (12 million square miles) at its peak, with an estimated population of over 100 million people. This was one-third of the population of Earth, thus making the Mongol Empire the sole superpower of its day. The Mongol Empire was founded by [[Genghis Khan]] in 1206, and at its height in 1294 under [[Kublai Khan]], it encompassed the majority of the territories from [[East Asia]] to [[Central Europe]]. The Mongol Empire was the first empire to use [[paper money]] on a large scale (it had been issued on a smaller scale in China as early as the 6th century AD).

===Ming Empire===

In the 15th century, the [[Ming Empire]] of [[China]] was the dominant world power--Earth's sole superpower--and the [[Yongle Emperor]] sent out beginning in 1405 under the command of the [[admiral]] and [[explorer]] [[Zheng He]] vast fleets of ships to explore and trade with [[Southeast Asia]], [[India]], [[Arabia]], and [[Africa]]. The expeditions continued until 1433. Had China not abandoned its huge [[navy|naval]]/[[maritime]] program in the mid 14th century, it is possible China rather than the European powers would have dominated the world in the 16th century.

==Other important empires==
===Spanish Empire===

The nations closest to world domination in territorial terms were both the Kingdoms of [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] when they were merged in 1580 (until 1640) during the reign of [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]]. The Portuguese-Spanish Empire covered almost all South and Central America, as well as a large area of southern and western North America, almost all African and Indian maritime territories and other important regions such as the [[Philippines]], the [[Netherlands]] (known as [[Spanish Netherlands]]), and a significant portion of the Italian peninsula. Other territories included the Mediterranean islands of [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Malta]] and the North African cities of [[Oran]], [[Mers-el-Kébir]], as well as [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]] which remain Spanish to this day. The Spanish Empire is also considered the first [[global empire]] in history.

===French Empire===

[[France|French]] [[emperor]] [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] had sights on global domination, and is often thought of as being the quintessential global conqueror. Napoleon saw his task as the spreading of the ideals of the [[French revolution]] and of the [[Age of Enlightenment]] throughout the world. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}

===British Empire===

The [[British Empire]] came closest to achieving global domination, at least in demographic and geographical terms. By the reign of [[Queen Victoria]] the British Empire had gained direct political control of about two fifths of the world's population and about one quarter of its land area, and [[hegemony]] over nominally independent areas such as parts of [[China]] and South America. British imperialist advocate [[Cecil Rhodes]] proposed that the [[United States]] and the British Empire jointly establish a world government and make [[English language|English]] the official world language. The British Empire is generally considered to have arisen as a result of Britain's trade objectives rather than an attempt to establish military dominion, however, and was dismantled after World War II without substantial bloodshed.

===Soviet Empire===

[[Image:World October revolution poster.jpg|thumb|An early Soviet poster: "Long Live World October [revolution]! The workers conquered power in Russia and will conquer the entire world"]]
Since the [[October Revolution]], the [[Bolshevik]]s envisioned their regime as the first step to [[Communism]] dominating the world. The [[Comintern]] was established in 1919 in order to encourage Communist parties across the world and promote ''international proletarian revolution'', although [[Stalin]] seemed more interested in consolidating Communist control in the Soviet Union rather than promoting worldwide revolution.

===Japanese Empire===

Beginning in 1931 with the [[Invasion of Manchuria|invasion of Manchuria]], the
[[Japanese Empire]] then launched an [[aggressive war]] of conquest against [[China]] and [[Southeast Asia]] culminating, under the leadership of [[Hideki Tojo]], in the attack on the [[United States]] at [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]] and the establishment of the [[Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere]] before the Empire's final defeat by the [[Allies]] in [[World War II]] in 1945.

===Nazi Germany===

In [[World War II]], the [[Nazism|Nazi]] regime of [[Adolf Hitler]], the [[Third Reich]], established what they called the [[New Order (political system)|New Order]] and had ambitious plans for directly controlling all of [[Europe]], and then obtaining a position of power that would make them a formidable [[superpower]] in global politics. In [[Hitler's Second Book: The Unpublished Sequel to Mein Kampf]], written in 1928, Hitler envisioned an apocalyptic [[Aerial warfare|air war]] of conquest against the United States by his successor in 1980, conducted by a great fleet of [[Nazi Germany|German]] long range [[Bomber|bomber]]s. At the time of the initial invasion of [[Russia]] ([[Operation Barbarossa]]) in June 1941, Hitler had expected to win victory in [[World War II]] by 1945, and he then planned, after completing the construction of the [[Welthauptstadt Germania]] plan of [[Albert Speer]] for [[Berlin]], to hold a great [[World's Fair]] in Berlin in 1950 and then retire to his hometown of [[Linz]]<ref> Speer, Albert ''Inside the Third Reich'' New York:1970--Macmillan P.139 </ref> . Hitler's decision to declare war early on the [[United States]] in December 1941 and his defeat in Russia beginning at [[Battle of Stalingrad|Stalingrad]] in January 1943 sealed his doom.

===American Empire===

Although the [[United States of America]] is a [[republic]], it is regarded by some [[critics]] as an ''economic empire'' and some people refer to it figuratively as ''The American Empire'' to emphasize the great power and influence of the United States in the world both [[economics|economically]] with its extensive business [[investment]]s around the world and [[military|militarily]] with its extensive system of alliances, ostensibly to defend global trade, [[Freedom (political)|freedom]]<ref> Zakaria, Fareed ''The Future of Freedom:Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad'' New York:2003--W.W. Norton </ref>, and [[democracy]]. When ''The American Empire'' is spoken of, it is meant in a metaphorical, not a literal sense.<ref> Bacevich, Andrew J. (Professor of International Relations, Boston University) ''American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy'' Cambridge, Massachusetts:2002--Harvard University Press</ref>

Some consider the initial establishment of the [[American Empire]] to have taken place in 1898 in the aftermath of the [[Spanish American War]],<ref> Zinn, Howard ''A People's History of the United States'' New York:1980--Harper Perennial Page 295 </ref> but others date its formation to [[12 July]] [[1947]] with the signing of the [[National Security Act of 1947]] by President [[Harry S Truman]].<ref> Vidal, Gore ''The Decline and Fall of the American Empire'' Berkeley, California: 1993--Odonian Press Page 28 </ref><ref> http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/cwr/17603.htm</ref> Truman then organized first the [[Rio Pact]] on [[2 September]] [[1947]], then [[NATO]] on [[4 April]] [[1949]], and finally [[ANZUS]] on [[1 September]] [[1951]], thus uniting many non-communist nations into a single ''Western Alliance'' to implement the policy of [[containment]] in order to prevent the possibility of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] world domination. <ref> Acheson, Dean ''Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department'' New York:1987--W.W. Norton </ref> A primary goal of President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and his [[Secretary of State]], [[John Foster Dulles]], was to create a [[Pax Americana]] in the American [[sphere of influence]]. In his final speech in 1960 before leaving office, Eisenhower warned against allowing the ''[[military-industrial complex]]'' to gain too much power.

In the aftermath of the [[Cold War]], critics of [[Foreign relations of the United States|American foreign policy]] have argued that the United States seeks, or indeed actually ''has'', global [[hegemony]]. On [[September 11]], [[1990]], the [[President of the United States]], [[George H.W. Bush]] gave his famous speech, ''Toward a [[New world order|New World Order]]''[http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/scripps/digitalarchive/speeches/spe_1990_0911_bush] to a joint session of the [[United States Congress]]. On [[September 20]],[[2002]], the [[George W. Bush]] [[White House]] posted on its [[website]] the full text of the (at that time) newest [[National Security Strategy of the United States]], composed primarily by prominent [[neo-conservative]] [[Paul Wolfowitz]]. In this document, the [[Bush Doctrine]] of [[pre-emptive]] war is outlined: For introductory preface, dated September 17, 2002, see [http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nssintro.html]; for actual complete document, the ''2002 National Security Strategy of the United States of America'' dated September 20, 2002, see [http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss.html]. The Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive war was implemented on [[March 20]], [[2003]] with the launching by the United States of the [[Iraq War]].

In February 2004, [[Charles Krauthammer]] said Americans have "acquired the largest-seeming empire in the world...even Rome is no model for what America is today. First, because we do not have the imperial culture of Rome. . .Second, we are unlike Rome, unlike Britain and France and Spain and the other classical empires of modern times, in that ''we do not hunger for territory''. The use of the word “empire” in the American context is ridiculous. It is absurd to apply the word to a people whose first instinct upon arriving on anyone’s soil is to demand an exit strategy. I can assure you that when the Romans went into Gaul and the British into India, they were not looking for exit strategies. They were looking for entry strategies." <ref> Krauthmammer, Charles [http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.19912,filter.all/pub_detail.asp An American Foreign Policy for a Unipolar World], 2004 Irving Kristol Lecture, AEI, posted February 12 2004 </ref> He went on to say that America was not an imperial power [in the traditional sense], but a commercial republic. Today, the United States is often called Earth's ''sole [[superpower]]''.

The [[economic]] system of the "American Empire" is generally called [[neoliberalism]], which some critics say is the domination of the economy by [[multinational corporation]]s but with free competition among them so that new [[corporation]]s with new [[invention]]s and [[technology]] that are more efficient can replace older less efficient corporations.

==Possible future means of world domination==



===Western Imperium===

Some [[Neo-Nazis]] advocate the establishment of an autocratic state to be called the ''Western Imperium'' after what they call the ''[[Zionist Occupation Government]]'' of the neoconservatives is overthrown. This proposed autocratic state would be led by a dictator-like figure and include all areas inhabited by the [[Aryan race]] (defined as non-[[Jews]] of European ancestry) i.e. [[Europe]], [[Russia]], [[Anglo-America]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], and southern [[South America]]. This concept is based on a 1947 book called ''[[Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics (book)|Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics]]'' by [[Francis Parker Yockey]].<ref>See Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas ''Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and The Politics of Identity'' New York: 2002--N.Y. University Press-- Chapters 4 and 11 for information about the proposed ''Western Imperium''</ref> It is envisioned that combining the [[nuclear weapons]] of the [[United States]], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]], and [[France]] into a single [[military force|force]] would give the ''Western Imperium'' an overwhelming military advantage, giving it world domination.

===Anarchist world confederation===

Ironically, some calls to unite [[anti-globalization]] movements around the globe may be also seen as [[utopianism|utopian]] attempts by [[anarchism|anarchists]] to take over the world from [[multinational corporation]]s. Some anarchists, [[Green anarchists|green anarchists]], [[Green movement|Green]]s, and [[Libertarians]] envision an ''anarchist world confederation'', i.e., the abolition of all presently existing [[nation]]s and the institution of a worldwide system of about 1,000 locally autonomous [[province]] sized local regions or [[bioregion]]s that are largely self-sufficient and engage in mutually beneficial [[free trade]] for needed commodities not produced locally; however, no region would dominate any other region, and although there would be no central authority such as a world parliament, presumably the regions would consult with each other on matters of mutual interest. Some believe it might be necessary to have a small cooperatively managed [[green]] world police force like the [[United Nations]] peacekeeping forces in order to prevent the possibility of a [[warlord]] arising in one of the regions and attempting to dominate other regions (it is presumed that by the time the confederation is set up, there will have been total [[nuclear disarmament]]).

Many anarchist, Green, and Libertarian political theorists (such as green anarchist [[John Zerzan]] [http://shiftshapers.gnn.tv/blogs/22080/John_Zerzan_Breaking_Point]) maintain that an ''anarchist world confederation'' is inevitable because after [[Peak Oil]] (expected to occur before 2010), there will not be adequate [[natural resources]] for any group to achieve world domination. [http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/] (An alternative theory is referred to as the "[[hydraulic empire]]" theory, which argues that it is when resources are ''scarce'' that dominating central authorities emerge.)

The economic system of an ''anarchist world confederation'' (criticized by some as a [[comic book]] view of the subject) <ref>In the [[Underground comic]] [[Anarchy Comics]] #3 (July 1981), there is a [[science fiction]] story by [[Jay Kinney]] in which a late 1970s [[punk rocker]] [[time travel]]s to the year 5000, at which time [[Earth]] is organized as an ''anarchist world confederation''. </ref> is envisioned by anarchists and green anarchists as being [[anarcho-syndicalism]], i.e., a system in which all [[business]]es are owned by the [[worker]]s, and cooperatively managed by the workers themselves; thus, under this system, there are no [[management|boss]]es. <ref> Albert, Michael ''Moving Forward: Program for a Participatory Economy'' San Francisco:2000--AK Press </ref> Libertarians advocate an economic system of [[laissez-faire capitalism]] for the confederation. Greens advocate a "mixed economy" with both systems co-existing. [http://www.natcap.org/]

===World Federation===

The [[World Federalist Movement]] advocates the establishment of a [[democratic]] [[World Federation]] by mutual agreement of the nations of the [[United Nations]]. This World Federation is usually envisioned as being governed by a ''[[World Parliament]]'' that would meet at the [[Palais des Nations]] in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] which would consist of about 1,000 members elected by district, and a ''World Supreme Court'' which would meet at the [[International Court of Justice]] at [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]]. <ref> Tetalman, Jerry and Belitsos, Byron ''One World Democracy: A Progressive Vision for Enforceable Global Law'' San Rafael, California:2005--Origin Press </ref> The [[executive branch]] of the World Federalist government would be administered by the [[head of government]], the Prime Minister of the World Parliament; no major World Federalist group has as yet proposed that there be elected also a [[President of Earth]] to be the [[head of state]] of a United Earth.

===Supercomputer world domination===

In 2005, [[futurist]] and [[Transhumanism|transhumanist]] [[Ray Kurzweil]] published his book [[The Singularity is Near]]. This book maintains that by 2025, most [[manufacturing]] will be done on a largely local basis using [[Nanofabrication|nanofabricators]]. Kurzweil further predicts that over the next 40 years, [[human]] beings, by the incorporation of [[nanobot]]s into their [[metabolism]]s, will gradually evolve into [[immortal]] humanoid [[android]]s by 2045, by which time advances in [[computer]] [[technology]] (it assumed that [[Moore's Law]] will continue to hold) will allow the uploading of the [[mind]]s of the vast majority of the human race (as well as the minds of the numerous humanoid [[robot]]s that Kurzweil predicts will be in existence by then) into a worldwide [[supercomputer]]--an event called by Kurzweil the ''[[Technological singularity|Singularity]]''. Kurzweil envisions that those who are uploaded into the supercomputer will be able to live forever in [[virtual reality]] (possessing virtual reality bodies [ [[avatar (icon)|avatar]]s ] that can be morphed into any desired form), as well as possessing vastly expanded super-[[intelligence]]. Kurzweil believes that the supercomputer will expand outward into the [[Solar System]] and convert a significant percentage of the [[matter]] in the Solar System into [[carbon nanotubes]] (the material out of which the supercomputer will be made). Then, Kurzweil predicts that a massive fleet of small [[starship]]s manned by nanobots (programmed to replicate additional supercomputers utilizing the matter of other [[star system]]s) will be sent out to colonize the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. <ref>Kurzweil, Raymond ''The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology'' New York:2005--[[Penguin_Group|Viking Penguin]] ISBN 0-670-03384-7 </ref> <ref> The 1970 [[science fiction]] [[film]] ''[[The Forbin Project]]'' depicts a scenario in which a supercomputer takes over the world. </ref>

=== Alien Invasion ===
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The '''alien invasion''' is a common theme in [[science fiction]] stories and [[Science fiction film|film]], in which a technologically-superior [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] society invades [[Earth]] with the intent to replace human life, or to [[slavery|enslave]] it under a [[colonialism|colonial]] system, or in some cases, to use humans as food.

==Global domination in popular culture==<!-- This section is linked from [[Mad scientist]] -->
'''[[Board Games]]'''
*The popular [[board game]] ''[[Risk (board game)|Risk]]'' is often labelled as the "world domination game" or the "game of global conquest", though the German version was banned in that country until the goal of the game was changed to 'liberating the world', rather than 'conquering'.
*The board game ''[[Summit (game)|Summit]]'' was a popular game among board game players of the 1960s and 1970s that allowed one to strive for world domination.
'''[[Computers]]'''
*[[Linus Torvalds]], developer of [[Linux]], has also described his goals as "world domination, fast." Because of the ubiquity of [[Microsoft]] products in the [[information technology|computing]] world, company founder [[Bill Gates]] has often been parodied as seeking world domination.
'''[[Film]]'''
*World domination is often perceived to be the most common plot line in the [[James Bond]] movie series. However, in actuality, the villain is much more likely to demand ransom money than seek global hegemony, something that has happened only three times. *In ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'', the famous spy is already weary of foes who seek to dominate the globe and calls it "the same old dream". In the [[Austin Powers]] movie series, arch-villain [[Dr. Evil]] attempts to blackmail the world for ransom, but plans to destroy and/or dominate it anyway.
*The 1970 science fiction film [[The Forbin Project]] depicts a scenario in which a supercomputer tries to take over the world.
*The [[The Matrix]]-trilogy, which started in 1999, shows a world dominated by intelligent machines around the year 2199. In this dystopia, mankind is used as an energy source for the machines, which systematically breed humans and harvest their biochemical power.
'''[[Music]]'''
*''World Domination'' was the name of a 1986 single by the [[dance music]] group the [[Belle Stars]] that reached #5 on the U.S. [[hit parade]].
*''World domination'' is a [[slang]] term used in the [[music industry]]. If a [[rock group]], solo artist, or [[DJ]] has attained a successful career that includes [[hit single]]s, [[gold record]] or [[platinum record]] level [[CD]] sales, and going on world tours, they are referred to as having achieved "world domination". Examples of musical artists who have achieved world domination include [[Elvis Presley]], [[The Beatles]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[David Bowie]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Prince (singer)|Prince]], [[Michael Jackson]] (in the 1980s), [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] (in the mid-90's), [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[U2]].
*There is a German band called The World Domination or TWD.
*There is a growing subculture of consumers that believe that the popular bands The Hives and Gorillaz are working together to plot eventual world domination, though the means they will use are yet unclear.

'''[[Science Fiction]]'''
*Global domination is frequently used in some [[science fiction]] stories (''e.g.'', ''[[Star Trek]]'') as a desirable, praiseworthy, and inevitable step in the progress of human civilization (though in this case it is achieved by co-operation, not conquest). Others treat it as the sinister ambition of the story's [[villain]]. This in turn is often a source of parody, frequently in [[cartoon]]s such as ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'' in which a super-intelligent [[lab mouse]] and his dim-witted cohort pursue elaborate schemes to take over the world that inevitably end in failure. The cartoon's famous catchphrase is: "Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?" "Same thing we do every night, Pinky: Try to take over the world!"
'''[[Television]]'''
*[[Pinky and the Brain]] cartoons typically feature Brain trying to take over the world
* In the television series, [[Mighty Morphing Power Rangers]], the [[Fictional character|character]] of [[Rita Repulsa]] repeatedly tries to conquer [[Earth]], using a wide variety of [[monsters]].
*[[Stewie Griffin]] from the cartoon "Family Guy" has fanciful dreams of taking over the world.
*The Anime series [[Gundam Wing]] features the United Earth Sphere Alliance which controls the Earth and is in turn ruled by the Romefeller Foundation.
* In the [[Doctor Who]] episode [[Last of the Time Lords]], [[The Master (Doctor Who) | The Master]] successfully takes over the world under his domination.
*[[Xana (Code Lyoko)|Xana]] from the cartoon [[Code Lyoko]] is obsessed with world dommination.
'''[[Video Games]]''' and '''[[Computer Games]]'''
*A great many [[video game]]s, often in the strategy genre, have a goal of global domination - for example, [[Global Domination (computer game)|''Global Domination'']], ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]'', the ''[[Civilization (computer game)|Civilization]]'' series, ''[[Rise of Nations]]'', the [[SuperPower 2|SuperPower]] series of games and, to a lesser extent, the [[Command & Conquer series]]. In addition, games such as ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]'' and ''[[Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders]]'' feature plots of foiling attempts of global domination.
*''[[Evil Genius (game)|Evil Genius]]'' A game developed by [[Sierra Entertainment]] in which the player must buy an island and play the role of an evil genius, who has plans (through crime) to take over the world.
*Many games, such as the '''[[Pokémon]]''' games, the '''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''' series, and almost all games in the '''[[Final Fantasy]]''' series, have antagonists with the goal of taking over the world. Usually part or all of the plot of these games involves stopping these persons/organizations. For example, the player must often defeat [[Team Rocket]] in the Pokémon games, and in '''[[Final Fantasy II]]''', the villain is an emperor with the goal of taking over the world.

==References==
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== See also ==
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*[[Antisemitism]]
*[[Brave New World]]
*[[Conspiracy theory]]
*[[Illuminati]]
*[[League of Nations]]
*[[Megalomaniac]]
*[[Nazi Germany]]
*[[Nazism]]
*[[New World Order (conspiracy)|New World Order]]--[[Conspiracy theory]]
*[[New world order|New World Order]]--[[Political theory]]
*''[[The Protocols of the Elders of Zion]]''
*[[Social network]]
*[[Supervillain]]
*[[Symbolic snake]]
*[[Systems theory]]
*[[United Nations]]
*[[Unrestricted Warfare]]
*[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]
*[[World Government]]
*[[United States]]
*[[The Grand Chessboard]]



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World domination is the concept of a single power or ideology dominating the world.

World domination or global domination may also refer to:

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  • "World Domination", a 1986 hit single by the Belle Stars
  • "World Domination", a song by Joey Badass from 1999

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